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After the races and awards were finished this crew headed into Lake Havasu to find The London Bridge.

There it is!

This bridge was purchased in London in 1967 and shipped to California, trucked to Arizona and rebuilt in Lake Havasu City. It was completed in 1971 and helped change Lake Havasu into a mega tourist attraction for snow birds, spring breakers and anyone who likes water sports, desert sports, camping and more.

It was Robert P McCulloch (founder of Lake Havasu City & the maker of McCulloch Chainsaws) who came up with the idea to purchase the bridge & bring it to Arizona.

With the help of Havasu co-developer; CV Wood they got the job done. Each brick was numbered so that it could be rebuilt accurately. You can still see those numbers on many of the bricks. Here's Thomas with McCulloch & Wood.

We drove over The London Bridge to the end of Lake Havasu Island. It was cool to see more of the lake & sunset. This is Greg's jeep with Greg, Thomas and Dillon (Thomas's friend) in the background. Bob had a few stories to tell us about his last time to Lake Havasu. He was 20, in college & it was Spring Break. Enough said...LOL. :-) 

I had never been to Lake Havasu before & was impressed. It's a large & clean community. In addition to the outdoor sports the town organizes many events like rodeos, craft fairs & more. Fun place in the desert.