Lake Havasu City

November 14, 2014

Last week my cousin from North Carolina said she stayed in her pjs all day. It sounded like a plan and I didn't get dressed all day. I got so much accomplished!! Meanwhile, Ted went out to explore. He found the RV place where we have an appointment on Monday and drove across the London Bridge to check out some of the resorts that we were considering for the winter. There was only one that he liked but it and all the rest were already full for January through March so we are even more glad that we put a deposit on the place in Mesa. 

November 15, 2014

We spent the morning cleaning, dusting, vacuuming and washing the floor. Everything looked really spiffy and it is always good when we work together to touch all the surfaces.

In the afternoon we went for a ride to see the London Bridge. Before we crossed it, we stopped to take pictures and there was a person "flying" on one of those water pressure flyboards that we have only seen on the internet. From the road surface, the bridge doesn't look much different than any other three lane bridge until you start looking at the details of the railings and the old street lights along the way. There is a walkway on the far side of the bridge that takes you down to the canal and under the bridge where you get a view of the graceful arched spans of the bridge. On some bridge blocks you could still see the numbers that were put on each block in order to correctly reconstruct the bridge. 

Flyboarding

London Bridge

Well Done Waterfront

Authenticates It

Good Location for a Brew Pub

The bridge was built in 1831 in London and spanned the Thames River. It was dismantled in 1967, bought by a man named Robert McCulloch, and transported to Lake Havasu City where the bridge construction was completed in 1971. Actually the bridge is a reinforced concrete bridge with the outer layer clad in the original blocks. I remember reading about the bridge being reconstructed here with no water running under it. The canal creating an island out of a peninsula was dug the same year the bridge was finished. It was interesting to see and everything in town is the London Bridge this or that.

We drove out to the end of the island to get a better view of Lake Havasu, another man-made lake, this one on the Colorado River. We walked out onto a floating dock to get a better view of the lake. It was fairly windy and not conditions we wanted to put our kayaks in. There is a lighthouse club in town that builds replicas of various lighthouses from around the country. We could see a few from the state park bluffs where you could just drive around off road. The lighthouse we stopped at is a one-third replica of the Split Rock Lighthouse on Lake Superior near where the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in November 1975 with a loss of the entire crew. Listen to Gordon Lightfoot sing about it to learn more.

Lake Access Fishing Dock

Split Rock Lighthouse

Another of Several Replicas and a Look at Lake Havasu City

November 16, 2014

The wind came up in the night and at first it seemed like just a nice breeze coming in the windows. About three in the morning, it started rattling the motorhome and the big slide was making creaking noises so after listening to it for an hour or so, we got up, started the motorhome, brought in the slide and closed all the windows. When we got up in the morning, there was a fine layer of sand over everything including the sheets we were sleeping on. Way to undo all the cleaning we had done the day before. The motorhome was still rocking and we were going to move to the RV repair place anyway so we packed up early and parked on the leeward side of the huge building before trying to get rid of the sand. We had a great view of the lake from there and the whitecaps were huge. Note to self: close the windows when the wind blows in the desert!!

Our View from 3T's RV

We hunkered down for the day, watched some movies and I finished my Thanksgiving wall/window hanging.

November 17, 2014

We were up and ready for the workers to start on the coach at seven-thirty. Once Ted got the paperwork taken care of we went for a ride. There are several lovely parks on the water so we sat for awhile at one before riding around to check out some of the others. We decided to drive up into the hills to see if there were hiking opportunities but all we found were larger and larger homes, all with amazing views. There were lots for sale and we thought maybe they wouldn't mind if we bought one to park our motorhome on. LOL 

Lake Havasu City was a planned community established in 1964 by the same guy who bought the bridge and McCulloch Blvd. goes from the island, across the bridge and way up into the hills before looping back down to meet up with route 95 miles down the road. After driving around for awhile, we went back to check on the progress of the motorhome and ask where the best Mexican food in town was. We went to Bad Miguel's for lunch and we had a great meal. When we got back to the RV place they helped us reset the jacks so it would level better to Ted's specks. While we were doing that the woman in charge came out to tell us that Winnebago was going to cover the cost of fixing the slide even though we are almost a year out of warranty. That is the second time in a little over a month that we have avoided paying for several thousands in repair costs. Ford and Winnebago are both the best.

Since it will take about three weeks for the parts to arrive, we decided to head to Prescott was it may be our only chance to see my cousin who lives out here but spends his winters in Maine. We arrived about six in the evening in the dark.

I-40 Winding Up Into the Mountains