However, in the RV park, it had started raining around three AM and before it stopped in late morning, they had gotten over an inch of rain. The park’s streets were full of water.
Our friends, Jack and Bev Scovel winter here. We told them that we knew the park was on the Colorado River, but we didn’t expect to get a space with a waterfront view.
It took all of the three days we were there for most of the water to go away.
We were glad to spend some time with Jack and Bev and some of the other people we have met there. Jack has been quite ill since Christmas and was finally diagnosed with a bad case of Valley Fever. We are happy to report, though he is not well, he is feeling much better.
One day we decided to drive up to Havasu City to see the historic London Bridge.
For centuries, the London Bridge of nursery-rhyme fame was the sole thread across the Thames River in England.
It had been built between 1176 and 1209, replacing an earlier timber bridge. By the end of the 18th century it was apparent that the bridge needed to be replaced. In 1831 a new bridge with five stone arches was built.
Due to the extremely heavy traffic on the bridge, one end began sinking an inch every eight years.
By 1924 the east side of the bridge was some three or four inches lower than the west side and it became apparent that the bridge would have to be removed and replaced with a new one and so they placed the old bridge on the market.
American entrepreneur, Robert P. McCulloch, bought the bridge for $2,460,000. The bridge was taken apart, each piece numbered to aid re-assembly and reconstructed in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
It was dedicated on October 10, 1971 and has become Arizona’s second largest tourist attraction after the Grand Canyon. The total cost (transportation and reconstruction included) was $5.1 million.
Driving back to the park, we took the Parker Dam Road.
The scenery along this route is impressive.
It follows the Colorado River most of the way.
This is the Parker Dam on the Colorado River. You can drive a car across it, but not trucks or motorhomes.
The scenery from the dam to the RV park continues to be beautiful and it turned out to be an interesting trip.
On this trip we have taken this year, we have seen road signs cautioning about Panthers and Crocodiles.
Here you have to watch out for wild burros on the road.
These guys walk along the side of the road, or right in the road, hoping for handouts of carrots or apples from passers by.
When we saw them by the road, we stopped to take pictures as did others.
The burros are either a light gray-brown or black. This little black fellow saw us stop and started coming over to the car.
I had the window rolled down and was taking pictures from in the car. This guy got a bit too “up close and personal” and I began rolling the window up as he proceeded to stick his nose in the window.
As I quickly rolled the window up, he wiped his snotty little nose clear across the glass, and then looked offended when I didn’t give him any goodies. What a little freeloader!
Now we are off to spend a few days on the desert in Quartzsite while we wait for the snow to melt at home before we head in that direction.
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