Lake Havasu City, Arizona

  

click photo to enlarge		 The Havasu community first started as an Army Air Corps rest camp during World War II on the shores of Lake Havasu. One of the well known attractions is the London Bridge. Now, this is not the famous bridge where Big Ben sat but was an actual bridge in London that was going to be replaced. It was purchased by Robert McCulloch, disassembled with all bricks being numbered and then reassembled here. Next to the bridge is an little English looking tourist village. While we were there they were having a Big Boys Toys show going on and wow did they have some pretty cool big boys toys with big price tags to match. There were also a lot of people coming into town because the next week they were going to be hosting the World Jet Ski Races.

click photo to enlarge		 From Wikipedia: "Lake Havasu City is an active destination for a wide range of people. During the spring months, the community is joined by university students during Spring Break. With its reputation as a party community, Lake Havasu has twice been featured during MTV's Spring Break coverage.For boaters, March to September are the prime months on Lake Havasu. The city is also home to the International World Jet Ski Final Races, multiple professional fishing tournaments, custom boat regattas, the Western Winter Blast pyrotechnics convention, Havasu 95 Speedway, the Chilln-n-Swilln Beer Festival annual charity event, the Havasu Triathlon, the Havasu Half Marathon and the Havasu Island Hot Air Balloon Fest & Fair."

click photo to enlarge
               click photo to enlarge