Lake Havasu

On Sunday we drove to Lake Havasu, created by a dam across the Colorado River and forming the Arizona-California border. We are inching our way closer to home.

Weather here is gorgeous and warm. About 90 during the day. (But it's a dry heat.) The lake itself is a desert jewel, with warm crystal clear water. We stayed in Lake Havasu State Park, right ON the lake. We enjoyed the white sand beach, and used our air mattresses in the still cool water. The lake is RIFE with all manner of pontoon boats - fishing boats, ski boats, jet skis - and frankly, that is about all there is to do here. Did I mention that it's spring break? Not too bad though.

Our campsite

View from our front door

There is one curious thing about Lake Havisu City. In 1967, the original London Bridge was dismantled and moved from the River Thames to Lake Havasu, Arizona. London sold it because it was not sturdy enough to handle modern traffic loads. Now it serves as a plain old bridge between the "mainland" and a man made island.  There are a couple of London-themed hotels and restaurants around it, but mostly it allows McCullough Boulevard to cross the canal.

London Bridge at Lake Havasu. Go figure.

We took a ferry over to the California side of the lake to go to a casino.  It was wonderful to get out on the water, which is a beautiful blue-green color.

The surrounding mountains are very rugged and craggy, and provide a pretty dramatic backdrop for this beautiful lake.