Thanksgiving

Since the campground at the Grand Canyon was full for Thanksgiving, we decided to head to a bigger city to assure that we would be able to get a real Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings. We ended up in Laughlin, NV. It is supposed to be a gambling town, but there is no comparison to Las Vegas. Laughlin has a very small strip of about seven casinos, just enough to make a good choice which Thanksgiving buffet to choose from. It was nice to celebrate Thanksgiving with family. While in Laughlin, Doug and I decided to see Lake Havasu City. It has a unique little story.

"In 1962, London Bridge was falling down. Built in 1831, the bridge couldn't handle the ever-increasing flow of traffic across the Thames River. The British government decided to put the bridge up for sale, and Robert McCulloch, Founder of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and Chairman of McCulloch Oil Corporation, submitted the winning bid of $2,460,000.

The bridge was dismantled, and each stone was numbered. Everything was shipped 10,000 miles to Long Beach, California, and then trucked to Lake Havasu City. Reconstruction began on September 23, 1968, with a ceremony including the Lord Mayor of London, who laid the cornerstone. On October 10, 1971, the bridge was dedicated."

We were just in time for their Christmas Special Lighting Ceremony with lights wrapped around pretty much every tree and railing.