Las Vegas- Kingman-Supai-Flagstaff 388 miles

After the lighs of Las Vegas we are again into the desert`s light ( much better) .
On the way to Kingman we pass the Hoover Dam ( very impressive)






and we made a stop at Rosie`s of Arizona cafe` ( in the middle of nowhere and where the only customers were rattlesnakes) . When we have opened the doors we are been pushed back on the 50`s in one second , the diner and the bar were amazing . One of those cafe` we have seen many times on the most popular "on the road" movies.


After a fresh homemade iced tea ( Olli didn`t like because it was without sugar) we put the wheels towards the Arizona`s section of the 66. At Peach Spring we took the Indian Road 18 towards Supai ( Hualapai reservation ) , with the purpose to take the helicopter to go down to the Havasu Falls .
The road was incredible nice , one curve after the other and no cars for 60 miles. But.........the rain came and slowed our speed.

Because of this , we arrived to Supai too late and we didn`t have the possibility to take the chopper to go down to the falls. With the mules it takes more then 3 hours and Olly doesn`t know how to ride and horse or in this case a mule.
We were very disappointed ..........but with the spirit of this trip we turn the bike back on Flagstaff `s direction


were we arrived at 6 pm , completely wet after almost 3 hours ride under the rain .

The weather didn`t give us the possibility to take pictures ! Damn`

Olli is a great travel companion!!!!!!!!!!!!!




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