Boat Ride and Chula Vista

There are a number of boat rides available here, at reasonable rates, on the Colorado River between Bullhead City, AZ, and Laughlin, NV.  We decided to take one that includes an approach to Davis Dam and a cruise all along the row of casinos that line the river on the Nevada side.  Unfortunately, the water level was too high to allow passage under the Laughlin bridge; however, we were still treated with all the information and descriptions of what we missed on that part of the ride.  There is also a free "water taxi" available from a free parking lot on the AZ side to one of the casinos on the NV side, but we're not quite sure why people choose to do that, except, perhaps for the free boat ride.

The next day, Deb and I traveled 350 miles to Chula Vista, CA (just North of the Mexico border at Tijuana), for a visit and a great meal with dear friends Sue and Dick who we had not seen since our first year of RVing in 2007.  The trip took us through the San Bernadino Mountains and outlying cities that encompass the LA area.  On the return trip, we paralleled the border with Mexico along Interstate 8 before heading North from El Centro along some 2 lane roads through Blythe and Needles, enjoying some excellent scenery along the way:  mountains, desert, farming and the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area.  While traveling here in the West, we've grown accustomed to seeing elevation postings like 4000 feet and more and less, but along this route we were amused to see one that said Elevation Sea Level.

Please see the captions associated with these photos for some additional notes.