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| The old nursery rhyme and the bridge ended up in the Arizona desert……in our youth we all heard about the old London Bridge being sold to the Americans and here we are at Lake Havasu feeling quite nostalgic…. The bridge was bought by Robert P McCulloch in 1968 for the city of Lake Havasu for $2,460.000. Each brick was numbered as the bridge was dismantled and shipped via the Panama Canal to Long Beach California and then trucked to Havasu City and reconstructed on the edge of the lake. It was rededicated in 1971 attended by the then Lord Mayor of London Sir Peter Studd. Total cost $5.1 million…. |
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| London Bridge is just a couple of miles down from our campsite….first stop is at the visitors centre where myself and one of the volunteer ladies did a very good rendition of Roger Miller's England Swings…... |
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| There are 21 replica lighthouses at Lake Havasu, they are one third the size of actual lighthouses in the USA….don't worry I haven't posted all 21…. |
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| Our visit has coincided with the annual charity triathlon race, we can only admire the folks running and cycling in the 80 degree temperatures, our 4 mile walk over the bridge and around the island is nothing in comparison…. |
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| After the bridge was reconstructed a mile long channel was cut through the peninsular creating a flow beneath the bridge for boat traffic…..it is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Arizona…. Tomorrow we are moving farther south and east to Salome in the desert for our last week of this trip…. |
Hi Sue & Michael,
ReplyDeleteAre lighthouses the new water towers?
Seems strange to see the old London Bridge in its new location, I have this picture in my head of you singing England Swings.(interspersed with Bernard Jones and myself singing The Wheels on the bus go round and round)
Envy the 80 degree temperature's snow is forecast later in the week for us!
Enjoy your last week.
Cheers,
Ann & Dave
It took me back to my childhood and I still remembered all of the words !! Happy memories of Wheels on the bus and Summer holiday !! those were the days…
ReplyDeleteWe are now into Pick a Bale of Cotton as lots of cotton growing here in the desert….
We're looking forward to getting home but not the temperatures !!
Have a great weekend…..a few bevies of Guinness too..
M & S x