After spending time with our friends and the large group out on Plomosa Road, North of Quartzsite we move with a small group of our friends to the Dome Rock. Dome Rock is located West of Quartzsite.  After the RV Show in Quartzsite people start to leave the area. With a lot less rigs at the Dome Rock area we had quite a bit of space to ourselves.  While at this area we had the MetLife Blimp fly over on its way from the Super Bowl. We spent just over a week here while to kill time before we went to Lake Havasu for the fireworks show and an interesting stay in the Topock / Golden Shores Arizona area after which we returned to Dome Rock for a few days then went on to Yuma, AZ.

I would not say we were remote camping but here are a couple of view from are location at Dome Rock.

Another beautiful day at Quartzsite. We had a great view of the MetLife blimp flying over us.

There are a few abandoned mines on the hills around Dome Rock. We decided to give the new truck another 4 wheel drive workout and drove up to a couple of them. After an easy 4 wheel drive up the mountain we had a magnificent view from where we were to Quartzsite. In the first photo below you can see our group in the center of the photo. Our group can also be seen in the second photo in the lower left corner. Yes, that is Quartzsite in the background.

After leaving Quartzsite we headed to Lake Havasu for the fireworks show. Do to our last minute planning we were unable to stay in Lake Havasu but we did find an RV Park in Topock, Arizona. The Park is actually at Golden Shores, AZ but is on the Topock side of the highway. While there we took another trip to Oatman, AZ. We arrived just at the gunfight show was getting ready to start so we took this opportunity to duck into the Olive Oatman for a bite eat while most visitors were watching the show. This is a great little place to eat with some interesting decor. The food was very good, not just your typical greasy tourist stop place. From there we walked up to the Oatman Hotel for Ice Cream. This is another must have while visiting Oatman.

One of the shops has a sign for a motorcycle museum in it so we had to check it out. When you enter the shop there is a small spiral staircase in the back that takes you to the second floor and the museum. They have some neat older motorcycles. For the small area they have it was an impressive display.

On our way to the Fireworks show we stopped for lunch. When trying to decide were to eat Dave and I named every fast food place around but when we mentioned Der Wienerschnitzel  both of use light up. It also helped that we were near one. When we arrived we saw that they have several special on sale, needless to say Dave and I had to try them all.

At the RV park they mentioned that several place had all you can eat fish that night so we decided to head out for a filling meal. We decided on the Topock 66 Restaurant and Bar. It is advertised as Party Headquarters on the Colorado. It is a very interesting place that includes a marina, restaurant, bar, and shops. I guess that in the summer this is the place to party. Another reason for our visit here was that we heard they fill the beer glass from the bottom, this we had to see. Service started slow but we did get to order our drinks so Dave and I got a couple of beers. They do have an above average selection of beer. The beer came in a small plastic cup. Dave had to experiment to see how they filled it from the bottom and sealed the cup. As he pushed up on the center of the bottom of the cup beer ran out and on to the table. It seems they have a large metal washer attached to the bottom of the cup and over the hole they have a magnetic disc. This was very entertaining but at $6.00 for domestic draft and $8.00 for microbrew draft it was a little pricey.  After we got our meals, all of us have all you can eat fish and chips, they also brought us a large platter of more fish. The fish was a little watery and lacked flavor. We decided that the next time we will go to one of the small local places in Golden Shores, they have all you can eat fish and chips as well as clam chowder. Here is a photo of the stools you can set at and look out over the marina and the Colorado River.

Though we stayed at a small and kind of out of the way RV park, we were treated to more great Arizona sunsets.

I will not go into our outing to the fireworks show do to a lack of pictures (I did not get a chance to take any) but just say it was an outstanding display and kept you entertained from start to finish. It is getting more crowded. As in the past it is $5.00 to park but now it costs another $5.00 per person to enter the stands. Last year we stayed for a week at the rodeo grounds next to the fireworks show. This cost $100 to dry camp but we had an outstanding view of the show as we were in the upper camping area. This show is worth going to at least one time and there are several other events going on in Lake Havasu at the same time. It is held Presidents Day Weekend each year.

I know I am really behind on our travels, as we have been home for a month now, but I will be adding the next leg of our trip in a couple of days. From Golden Shores we went back to Quartzsite for a couple of days then on to Yuma for three weeks. This was a change from our original plans but we had a good time seeing sights in Southern Arizona that we have missed before.