November 18-20, 2018
Kings Row RV Park, Las Vegas
We stayed a few days in Las Vegas. We walked our legs off seeing the sights (which included the Strip as well as The Container Store and IKEA), but we also got our laundry done. We stayed at a very basic and vintage RV park called Kings Row. Our site was essentially overflow parking in an asphalt parking lot, but the facilities were better than average. The showers were large and quite nice with actual doors, shower curtains, plenty of hooks, and a shelf for bottles. This seems pretty obvious, but you’d be surprised how many showers are lacking these basics.
November 21-25, 2018
BlueWater Resort & Casino, Parker, AZ
Next, we headed to Arizona to do some dry camping. Most casinos offer overnight RV parking for free or a small fee. BlueWater did not charge a fee even though there is also an RV park here. We planned our stay to include American Thanksgiving on Thursday. One of the restaurants at this resort had a Thanksgiving buffet. It included far more than turkey and the fixings. We left stuffed!
On Friday and Saturday, the 72nd Annual SCSC Thanksgiving Regatta was held on the Colorado River in front of the resort. There were many different types of boat races: K Boat, Grand National, Unblown Flat, Sportsmen Extreme, GPS 100, Crackerbox, Comp Jet, Formula Light, etc. This regatta was different than the Formula 1 races that used to be held in Saskatoon. This was a smaller venue and there were no Formula 1 races, but there was a Formula 1 boat that did the course for all to see. The Formula Lights looked similar, but smaller. There were a few accidents (crashes and flip overs). One driver had to be taken to hospital. The Crackerboxes were really fun, but those boats really took a beating. They started with 6 on Friday, but only 2 made it to the finals! There are 2 people sitting side by side in crackerbox boats and the engine sits in front of them. The Sportsman A Hydro races were exciting. The drivers try to duck as low as they can in order to be more aerodynamic. They just raise their heads in bends.
The following pictures were taken by our friend Sheila M. because I forgot my camera:
Goodnight!
Poppy, Kenzie, and Bunnah (picture by Sheila M.)
Atomic Pod 
So cool to see the boat races. BUT i really like the picture of you having pizza! Enjoy your travels.
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We had the fixings for chicken pizza, but since it was getting dark, we didn’t want to pull out the BBQ too. We thought of you!
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Aww, like “the old trailer park sign!” Poppy looks pretty mellow with her buddies, she must be exhausted from her travels 🐶☺️ The Vanderwiels do love their pizza 🍕, even when camping👍🏻. We think of you on your journey 🤔 Mum 🙆🏼
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Yes, we love our pizza! Poppy was enjoying her new buddies up until this week . . . for some reason, she’s become very possessive during dinner time. It’s frustrating. She was never like that with Daisy.
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