Wahweap, Lake Powell, Page UT 4/12/2012 - 4/16/2012

We hadn't gone to Lake Powell for several years, so we decided we would go this year.  We get to stay here through our Camperworld membership in Utah.  It is always amazing to us because they give us a receipt for payment when we arrive.  This year it was over $300 to stay one week--all paid for by Camperworld, in which we have a lifetime paid dues membership.  This is just one of the reasons we can afford to be full-time RVers!

  

They have nice clean sites and the trees are getting a little bigger each time we go there.  When we came into the park through the Ranger Station we were pulling our car dolly with just our bikes on it.  The Ranger said, "Looks like you lost your car."  Terry pointed out that we had our bikes back there.  The Ranger just shook his head and said, "Well, I guess I can tell you to just go 'park and ride!'"  He seemed to think it was pretty funny.

 This is the view out our window above our sofa.  It was great!

We rode our bikes to the big marina where people rent spots to moor their boats.  Some of them moor them out in the middle of the lake and then they bring their dingeys or jet skis to ride out to them.  I think it costs a lot less to do that.

We talked to some people who had their boat moored at the marina and they said that lots of times they come and spend some time there and don't even take their boat out, especially with fuel being so expensive.  It is just kind of like being in an RV park (but a little closer together).  They have water, sewer, and power hook-ups.  They have guests come and they just get out the barbeque and let the grandkids play in the water around the boat!

A lot of these cannot be called "boats."  They are big houseboats and small yachts!  It would have been fun to see inside some of them.

 Terry and I picked out our favorites.  This was one of mine--one of several!

 Terry's favorite was this "yacht.! 

 It was beautiful and sleek and had three levels on it.  He would look pretty good being the skipper!

 It was interesting to see how most everyone coiled the ends of the ropes along the dock.  It made everythink look nice and neat.  I don't know if they did it because of how it looked, or to keep people from tripping over all of the rope ends--maybe both.

Well, when we left Lake Powell, Terry finally got brave enough to let me drive the Journey.  I drove for about two hours.  We kind of went the back way when we left so I got some good experience driving on some pretty narrow and winding roads.  Needless to say, I am sure Terry was happy to take over the driving so he could relax the rest of the trip.  I do enjoy the passenger side better, but at least I will feel a little more confident when I have to drive.  We are now headed to Sarah's home in Grantsville, UT.