Arrived in Lake Havasu on Nov 30th, quite
tired from 4 days of fighting headwinds and within 3 hours got kicked out of the
Walmart’s parking lot, there is no camping/overnight parking in Lake Havasu
except in campgrounds. Found an out of the way spot to spend the night,
surrounded by coyotes, but otherwise quiet. I moved into the Lake Havasu State
Park for 2 days so I could flush the antifreeze from the trailer and give it,
and me, a good cleaning. Dropped into the tourist information centre and
gathered materials to plan my stay for the next couple of weeks.
I took in the interpretive cactus garden which was
nicely done and very informative.
Saw my first road runner, no coyote (wily or otherwise) in pursuit.
Took in the London Bridge and walked/biked around the island channel. The man most responsible for buying and moving the bridge was Robert McCullough, founder of McCullough chain saws and a famous speed boat racer and designer. His father was friends with Thomas Edison and helped with the move from Menlo Park to Schenectady. He also invested heavily into Edison’s inventions, which made him a very wealthy man. His son carried on with his own business acumen, making his own fortune. A google search, or this website: http://www.golakehavasu.com/about-us/london_bridge1.aspx , will give you all the information you need on the man and the project of creating this tourism destination. Lake Havasu is also considered to be the Fort Lauderdale of the west where spring break swells the population and provides ample entertainment as young people “let it go” with gusto, so I’m told. [Say Scott, spend any time “well wasted” here in your younger years?]
Next up: Boondocking!
