Lake Havasu became a reservoir and source of western water in the late 1930s after the Parker Dam, but the city wasn't established until 1964. In order to draw additional visitors, the founder of the planned community Robert Murdoch purchased the London Bridge (which was being replaced) in 1967 and a channel was dug to establish a new island which the bridge could connect to land. The interior stone of the bridge was not used, but the facing placed over an iron lattice to save shipping thousands of tons of additional stone and also reinforcing the bridge. Lake Havasu gets 300 sunny days a year and today no exception, glad to be done early as it was in the mid 90s again today and the sun was intense. We'll be yearning for warmth by the end of the trip I suspect.
Our ride today took us along the Colorado river past thousands of RVs and condos, across Parker Dam, and up into the mountains before a fast descent into town - it was a huge relief to be finished after 42 miles today. No burros seen. One roadrunner spotted but not by me. Wore comfortable shoes, had Jimmy Johns, got iced tea at Starbucks, and walked to a brewpub for dinner (we were joined by a mouse at our feet during dessert), and got a brutal but effective massage. Hoping for a solid sleep before an 'epic' climbing day tomorrow.
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