KOA, Laughlin, NV:  This morning we headed over to the Feathers Café in the casino for breakfast.  After that we drove down to Lake Havasu City, AZ.  This pretty little city was founded in the 60s by Robert McCulloch.  He also bought the London Bridge and had it disassembled and shipped through the Panama Canal to California and then trucked from Long Beach to Arizona where it was reconstructed.  Total cost was $5.1 million.  This is now the second most popular tourist attraction in Arizona—Grand Canyon being the first.  This pretty place is like a huge oasis in the middle of this arid place.  We took a little boat tour out on the lake and down to Copper Canyon.  The lake and the Colorado River are so pristine and the most beautiful blue-green.  In fact Havasu is Mojave for blue-green.  The road going in to Lake Havasu City has signs all along it indicating there are open range mules in the area.  I guess when they closed the mines in the area they just let the mules go and now they range this vast desert.  We didn’t see any unfortunately.  Came back home to our site, freshened up a little and over to the casino for a fancy dinner at the Moon Shadow Grill and then played the slots.  98 today.  Beautiful, sunny, and nice. 

This entrance gate was once the gate at the entrance of Witley Court in Worcester, England.  McCulloch bought it and had it shipped to Lake Havasu City.

Historic London Bridge over Bridgewater Channel, Havasu City, AZ
This bridge used to cross the Thames River

Bridgewater Channel leads from the lake and under the London Bridge.  A favorite spot for boaters to come in, park their boat on the sandy shore and spend the day swimming and partying.

Copper Canyon

Golden eagle nest

Brave girl jumping off one of the high rocks.  Look close,
she's in mid-air.

Beautiful Lake Havasu with the desert mountains in the background.