LHC Golfing 2010

looking down the fairway & getting a beautiful view with the lake below & the mountains on the CA side of the lake

LHC Golfing 2010

Weny & Lois lookin on as Bev tries to make that hole - she does. Great shot!!!

LHC Golfing 2010

a bit of a water hazard, but the ducks are really enjoying themselves

LHC Golfing 2010

Lois & Wendy hit the ball & they landed beside each other equally distant from the hole, not only once but twice.
How often does that happen?

LHC Golfing 2010

Met a little friend as we were traveling along. Have you ever seen a real road runner?

LHC Golfing 2010

Lois getting a good hit down the fairway

LHC Golfing 2010

Patsy teeing off

LHC Golfing 2010

On Wed the women golf following the men. They (lt to rt: Lois, Bev & Wendy) asked me to join them. I was hesitant as they had played for several years. I did join them & had a wonderful time. They were very patient & encouraging. Bev even told me that if I wanted to play best ball that I could. I only did it a couple of times. I did have a very enjoyable day - I think because I was in very good company. We all went out to dinner at Amici's, an Italian restaurant. It was a nice day. I even said that I would join them again.

LHC Golfing 2010

Patsy & the guys belong to a golf league & golf 3 times a week at The Courses, which is has a beautiful view of the city & lake below. The city is built on an incline so that there is always a view of the lake. If you get lost here, you just drive towards the lake.
The guys(lt to rt: Bob, Lumpy Patsy & Jim) are at the 1st hole.

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

Pasquale enjoying his day visiting Oatman on Route 66

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

Maddalena on Route 66

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

a pregnant burro - see the large tummy

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

you can see that the burros, to the left, wander the street. We brought carrots to feed them. They are always very hungry & will chase you down the street to get more carrots - that happened to us. In fact, if they see the bag of carrots, they will try to snatch them right out of your hand. Both of my grandchildren had an experience with the snatching.

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

the newborn turns around for a great picture with the kids - just loved him

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

Pasquale & Maddalena patting a newborn burro, just 2 hrs old

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

Diamond Lil saves the day as she hits all of the robbers & they fall down

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

Diamond Lil gets ready to shoot again as the crowd looks on

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

The robbers getting away with bags of money they stole from the bank - the are gunshots as Diamond Lil is trying to stop them.

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

There is entertainment - the man playing the guitar is the sheriff of the town. The kids got his autograph - he is one of the actors in the bank robbery & shot out in the center of the town. The also got Diamond Lil's & another cowboy's autograph. The last one had gone home after the shoot out. Pasquale loved the show

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

a closeup of the wall of money

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

We had lunch at the Palace Hotel restaurant in Oatman, a ghost town that has been reserrected. It was a mining town & remains the same as it was in the 1800's with wild burros roaming the streets.
The wallpaper in the background is all paper money, mostly 1's & 5's, that people have signed. The kids eyes were as big as saucers when the entered the place. They both put their signed dollar bills up.
The town is on the old Route 66. We traveled about 30 miles of Route 66 to get to Oatman - What a winding road!!!

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

this was my favorite vehicle as it typifies Mardi Gras

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

the motorcyclists

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

cute little car

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

I think this was a fairy tale princess

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

the fire truck nicely decorated

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

beginning of the old cars

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

see the sign

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

the beginning of our Mardi Gras parade down McCullough Blvd

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

ending our day of boating - looking at the mountains behind us

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

Lake Havasu has 16 different light houses rep;resentative of ones around the US - this is Maine's Quoddy Head

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

ShawnElise, Maddalena & Pasquale soaking up the sun as we near the end of our trip

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

looking up at the swallow nests just below thw bridge see all those little circular things

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

seeing the English Village as we approach London Bridge

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

Pat taking in all the sights

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

the 3 flags - US, AZ & Great Britain - there were all sorts of vendors & rides down by the bridge in celebration of Mardi Gras week

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

coming into the channel

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

one of the fish swimming by as we were gassing up

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

coming into the marina to gas up

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

Pat & Pasquale getting us safely back

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

Maddalena & I are having a wonderful time on the water

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

Pasquale enjoying the warm weather

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

Maddalena taking a little rest

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

coming out of Copper Canyon

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

people dive off the top the rock just like they do on Fry's Leap in Sebago Lake. It was too early in the year for that. By April there are lines.

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

entering Copper Canyon

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

Maddalena & Pasquale happy with their swim in the Colorado River - Lake Havasu is one of 4 lakes created by dams on the river

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

someone on a jet ski & a seaplane that flew by us

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

a huge bird flying overhead

Pat, SE, kids at LHC 2010

passing the Dixie Belle, which gives a 1 hr ride around the island