My first blogging attempt. BC to AZ

OK. Here we go. I left Creston on the US Thanksgiving Nov 27. Spent 4 days fighting nasty headwinds and managed only 8.4 mpg. My poor truck wasn't happy, but at least there wasn't much snow on the roads. Stayed in rest areas or shopping centres. Didn't even stop in Las Vegas!

Utah has some interesting areas that will require further investigations, probably in the spring or summer.

Welcome to Arizona.

Glad to see the respect given to all Veterans on this highway section. I only took the one picture as people were flying by at 75 mph. To my older brothers!

Arrived in Lake Havasu City, AZ on November 30th. Managed to get kicked out of Walmarts :) as there is no overnight parking here except in a campground or while "dispersed camping" (aka boondocking). The big attraction here is the London Bridge which was moved here from 1968 -1971.

Got to touch history. When the English defeated Napoleon, they melted down his cannons and made these light standards for the bridge while it was in London. They were gas lights then. Google London Bridge for more information, quite the story. Connection to Schenectady, the man who devised this idea and saw it through to completion was Robert McCullough who made his fortune with McCullough chain saws. He worked for General Electric at one point.

It's Christmas eve and I don't have much time so I will leave you with my Christmas Cactus and wish you all a Merry Christmas. Remember the Reason for the Season. More to come, I promise...