A boat tour of the lake

We decided to really see the lake today and the only way to do that is by boat. We signed on for a two hour tour with Cap'n Rick and his Kon Tiki. The tour was supposed to leave the pier at 12:30 pm but we actually left a little early and did not get back until 3:00 pm so the trip lasted longer than scheduled. The good Captain really knows the history of the lake and the area. We really enjoyed his monologue.

Around the lake the BLM has, over the years, placed navigational lights. These lights were just a red light on a pole and could only be seen for a couple of hundred yards. A local group has organized the Lake Havasu Lighthouse Club and is slowly replacing the BLM lights with new, high powered lights. These new lights are housed in replicas of real lighthouses from around the country. So far they have 15 of these built, four more under construction and plans to eventually have 50 around the lake. The boat tour took us by 15 of the current lighthouses. Of course our favorite is the replica of Split Rock Lighthouse that is located in Northern Minnesota on Lake Superior. Split Rock is considered to be one of the prettiest lighthouses in the country. Another popular replica is the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse that is located on the Outer Banks in North Carolina.

In addition to the lighthouses the tour took us a few miles up stream to a place on the California side called Copper Canyon. This is a protected cove with some great rock formations. Due to this being Spring Break for the schools in this area the cove was full of boats loaded with college students partying. There was also two Sheriff's boats in there keeping order. As we continued around the lake and back onto the Arizona side the Captain pointed out several rock formations such as Balancing Rock. All in all it was a fun day and was great to be out on the water.