Two 10 hour days of driving and here we are - in 87 degree weather - at Hoover Dam. When we pulled in we saw a sign "Helicopter ride $29.00" Neither Michel nor I have been in a helicopter before, so we jumped at the chance. The sign was a little deceiving. Over the lake was $29.00, but over the dam was $59.00 each, but we still thought it was worth it. So we took some beautiful shots of the lake and the dam from the sky.
Michel sat as co-pilot. The floor of the helicopter was glass so he could see everything.
I sat in the back seat (there is room for three) and took these shots:
The Marina
The new bridge. This weekend coming is the opening of the new bridge. Then they will close the dam to traffic. We were told we were lucky - this could be our last chance to drive over the dam.....
The dam from the sky
Another one of the dam with the bridge .
When we left there was a line-up for miles.... Road construction caused this. We were waiting for almost an hour before we finally got going again.
But we were in no hurry, we had lunch while we waited and arrived in Bullhead City with plenty of time to hit the pool... Thursday we leave for El Centro, where we'll shop and spend the night. Then on Friday we'll cross at Mexicalli and drive to San Felipe where we'll meet up with friends Rick and Wendy. We'll be getting ready on the weekend for our departure Monday and a month of sailing with them at Loredo. We might not get a chance to blog while sailing, but stay posted we'll update as we can.
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What a fabulous opportunity! Great shots. Looking forward to hearing from you after the Sailing Adventure. :D
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