London Bridge in Lake Havasu
Friday | 21 April 2000 | Lake Havasu, Arizona:
I have been banished from my marital bed! Because of my terrible cold, I am
snoring like a hibernating Grizzly and was sent packing last night! It's the
sofa for me. I was sleeping with the windows open and this morning our
neighbors packed-up and left... hmmm... planned departure or are they afraid
of bears???
Today (temperature 95) our big adventure (besides hitting the supermarket) was
to checkout the
London Bridge. BIG NEWS! Snickers only barked for about 5 minutes when
we left him, so we were able to see the bridge without a leash! We learned
the bridge was built over of the Thames in 1824. Lake Havasu City resident, Mr.
McCulloch (of chainsaw fame) needed a bridge to get to an island (where we are
camped) in Lake Havasu, so he bought the London Bridge. He had it dismantled,
shipped across the Atlantic and re-constructed here. It opened in October
1971. I learned today that McCulloch thought
he was buying the Tower Bridge and was a bit disappointed when this bridge
showed-up. OOPS! He spent seven millions dollars to do this? It is one of
the silliest things I have ever witnessed.
The London Bridge - Arizona-style
The London Bridge in Lake Havasu, Arizona
We looked through the gift shops at the end of the bridge,
but walked away tee-shirt-free. (We did get you a post card though, Howard -
and it is already in the mail.) Since I am, as yet, unable to golf... well,
let me clarify that... I am truly a terrible golfer... what I meant to say
was: because of the injury to my hand, I can't golf for another week or
so... and there are so many courses around here. Poor Hubby is quite
frustrated, me thinks, without his golf and must appease himself with the
endless parade of girls in thong bikinis on the docks and beaches.
Notes from Lisa: GW is back to normal (except that everyone is away
for Passover) and there was not too much damage to campus during the
"demonstrations" against the IMF and World Bank. Demonstrators shattered a
back window in a campus police car and other personal cars were also
vandalized on campus. A statue of George his-own-self was vandalized! (Oh,
that makes me mad!) Graffiti decorates campus. There is some criticism over
the decision to close campus, but the University President, Stephen Joel
Trachtenberg, says the Secret Service, FBI, etc., closed an entire quadrant
of the city - and George Washington University was in the middle. I am happy
Lisa is safe and back to classes. She has signed a lease on a nice apartment
just down the street from her present dorm for next year. Now, we get to
furnish an apartment in Washington, DC while on the road...that will be a
challenge!
This afternoon was beautiful. We enjoyed the sun, and palm-lined beach -
chatted with neighbors and went for a walk. But tonight we had dinner
INDOORS - it was too windy to eat outdoors! Just when we thought bad
weather was following us, after dinner (Saganaki and Greek Salads) the wind
died down as quickly as it came up and we sat outside, enjoying the stars
and boats quietly cruising on the now-still lake. Tomorrow we leave for
Yosemite and plan to take 2 days, as it is a 500-mile trip.
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