On Friday we moved from Gila Bend to Lake Pleasant (a little northwest of Phoenix). We are staying in the Pleasant Harbor RV Park located on the southern shore of a reservoir created by damming the Agua Fria River (apparently it is the major supply of domestic water for the greater Phoenix area. Sailboats greatly outnumber the speed boats on the lake so noise is not a problem.

It is an oasis in the desert but the RV park is rather unusual. Each site is individually fenced on three sides and are large (especially for our relatively little trailer - this photo was taken right after our neighbor pulled out).

There are many big rigs here but they, for the most part, are older and many don't appear to have been moved in years (they are completely fenced in and have outside activity areas that couldn't be easily disassembled and moved). It looks like many of these RVs are either permanent residences or are permanent vacation homes for folks living elsewhere. Plus we are back into the overweight, loud, smoking crowd which we don't relate to (makes our stay in Palm Desert seem worth the extra cost).

But the amenities are nice.

We enjoyed the pool yesterday afternoon when the temperature was above 80 degrees (today is a scorcher with a high around 86). I'm sure Sharon will be back at the pool this afternoon.
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We originally planned our visit here so we could spend the weekend with our niece Stacey, but a very close friend of hers experienced a family tragedy and Stacey went to help. She will be back and available tomorrow so we will see her a few times before we head up to our favorite haunt, Cottonwood. In the meantime, Sharon has been creative and has been painting gifts for undisclosed family and friends (with Abby at her side - as usual).

We plan to visit some nearby petroglyph sites and a museum tomorrow morning so we might have some interesting photos to share - so check back soon.