Lake Havasu City AZ

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After wrapping up our month in California
we headed north towards Las Vegas.

Along our journey to Sin City we spent two nights boon docked
in the desert outside of Lake Havasu City

While I made dinner Deb got to do some rock climbing above camp


After all that she went through the last couple of years she is unstoppable now.


Lake Havasu lies on the Colorado River along the California - Arizona border.
The London Bridge is the centerpiece of Lake Havasu City and it crosses a narrow channel that leads from Lake Havasu (a segment of the Colorado River) to Thompson Bay (also on the river). 


Hoping to attract tourists and prospective buyers of residential lots, developer Robert P. McCulloch
(of McCulloch chain saw fame) bought the bridge for $2.5 million dollars from the City of London
when the bridge was replaced in 1968. The bridge was disassembled on contract with
Sundt Construction, Tucson, AZ, and the marked stones were shipped to
Lake Havasu City and reassembled by Sundt for another US $7 million.
The construction took three years to complete.


Here is something that most people don't know about the bridge......
The lamps that were shipped along with the blocks as part of the deal. The lamps were emplaced on the bridge in 1831. They were made from the melted-down cannons of Napoleon Bonaparte’s defeated army.




Along the river and under the bridge are boat docks, restaurants, gift shops, etc.



It's a fun area where you can spend the day shopping, eating or just walking for miles
along the Colorado River .




Yup!!! Another Great Day!!!


































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