Lake Havasu City, AZ

     Page, Arizona had a cold snap right after Christmas - most nights were below or right at freezing. Thankfully it warmed up every day so we never had to deal with pipes that were frozen solid but it was a minor annoyance to unhook the water hose every night. 

     We were thrilled to have plans to attend a full-time family hang-out in Lake Havasu City the middle of January and the warmer weather in that area made it even more appealing! After doing a little googling, I was pleasantly surprised to find an awesome, free attraction in the area: the London Bridge!

     The London Bridge was originally built in 1831 over the River Thames in London, England.The bridge was not built with a strong enough foundation to withstand the weight of automobiles and needed to be replaced. Robert Mculloch saw this as an opportunity to grow the dry and arid town he founded on the Arizona/California border and purchased the bridge for nearly $2.5 million. In 1967 it was dismantled and relocated to Arizona where it connects an island to the mainland.

     It was a smart business decision, as the town is now close to 55,000 in population! We loved walking over the bridge and imagining all the people who had done the same before.

     Each block was carefully numbered before it was brought to America by ship. Some of the numbers were still visible!

Looking over the Colorado River.

     The vintage lamps on the bridge are made from the melted down cannons of Napoleon Bonaparte’s army.

     Below the bridge is intended to resemble an English village. I was slightly disappointed but overall it was cool experience. 

The Union Jack!

     After walking nearly 2 miles around and under London Bridge, we headed to a nearby park. In addition to an amazing playground, the beach area was gorgeous! 

The combination of palm trees, water, and mountains is stunning.

We then treated ourselves to the buffet at Pizza Hut for lunch. 

      We had a great piece of BLM land to boondock on about 20 minutes out of town. Around 20 other full-time families were also parked there, many to participate in the Havasu Balloon Festival. We came to see friends and had a great time even though we came nearly a week after most others.

Little girls in my house make my happy! 

Adie and Ethan were so happy to see one another again! They are both 3, the youngest in their families and strong personalities. Fun times!

Fort Lambik. They wrote on a rock with a charred stick.

     Michael and his friends made an impressive fort out in a wash, using whatever sticks and rocks they could find. I'm not lying when I say that he was gone for 12 hours at least one day with only a few runs back for food and water. They came up with the name "Lambik" by using the first letter of all their names.

The occupants of the fort included a king, guards, doctor, and servants.

Little girls and fingernail polish! The cheap stuff peels off in about 10 minutes and they can start all over. Excellent way to keep them busy!

A drone picture of our area after most of the rigs had pulled out. 

     We had a fantastic time and Lake Havasu City is certainly on our radar of towns to possibly work in. Our next week will be spent with a few families just west of Phoenix. Eldon will drive back to Page and stay in a motel while he works his last 3 nights. After that it's Texas bound!