We had a beautiful 24-hour interval of conditions yesterday for our see to view London Bridge. It was sunny as well as warm amongst a prissy breeze that kept us comfortable. Mike had a prescription waiting for pick-up at the closest Walgreen's, which happened to survive inwards Lake Havasu City, abode of London Bridge. Yes...THAT London Bridge. It's worth clicking correct here to read the Wikipedia page amongst its story. It's interesting. If yous don't experience similar reading, there's a practiced slide show included amongst pictures of the bridge, both onetime as well as new.
But let's only dorsum upwards a instant for the morning's activities. First as well as foremost, the kitties are happy we're facing inwards the correct administration hither hence they tin give the axe soak upwards the morn rays. Ahhhhhhhhhhh.
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We got off to a belatedly start. We were having problem amongst our DirecTV satellite dish staying homed inwards on the proper satellite, as well as Mike spent some fourth dimension on the telephone amongst a client service instance troubleshooting the problem. We finally got the satellite dish hooked-up amongst the satellite, as well as and hence nosotros took off to come across the day.
Starting out, nosotros crossed over the Bill Williams River. From Mike's side, it looked similar this:
The H2O is beautifully blueish inwards color. From my side, it looked similar this. At this dot on the road, we'd crossed the boundary into the Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge.
We were on our way to Walgreen's to selection upwards Mike's prescription. When nosotros reached Lake Havasu City, nosotros saw the sign for the bridge.
As it turns out Walgreen's was mobbed. While Mike waited inwards line, I ran unopen to the store as well as did some of our grocery shopping. We spent nigh $80 at that spot all-tolled, as well as hence nosotros didn't experience a combat guilty leaving our machine inwards their parking lot for the brusk walk to the bridge.
This seemed similar an incredible stroke of luck since parking our big dually truck almost e'er turns into a fiasco inwards busy places. As nosotros gear upwards out downwardly the principal drag, nosotros could view the span only over the showtime rise.
At the top was a niggling monument as well as plaque.
Although they weren't identified, I'm assuming these bronze guys are the ii "city founders."
Overhead...that's the Arizona nation flag on the right.
We could only barely view it from this advantage point.
We walked downwardly some stairs to instruct to the river level. On both sides of the street and, 1 assumes, both sides of the river were dearest locks padlocked to the span railing. We've seen this inwards Spokane too. You tin give the axe read the story associated amongst this custom right here.
Down on the river level, nosotros walked nether the span as well as came out on the sunny side, where nosotros had a practiced view.
There's a real prissy common as well as walkway here. Mike was planning to wing his drone, as well as hence nosotros carefully read all the signs, looking for anything that indicated drones were prohibited.
So far, hence good.
Nothing here...
Hey yous over there...no jumping!
Apparently, nobody idea to prohibit drone flight yet, as well as hence nosotros walked on our way, looking for a identify amongst every bit few people every bit possible.
We took upwards residence on 1 of the benches. Looking left, it looked similar this:
Looking guide ahead...
Mike attracted a combat of a crowd...mostly people amongst niggling boys inwards tow...and as well as hence he flew his drone out over the span as well as dorsum again. Here's his video. If yous can't view it, as well as hence click correct here.
That pretty much sums upwards our visit. When you've seen it, you've seen it. Everything hither was free, as well as hence it was a fun niggling outing, as well as a prissy walk. On the way back, nosotros passed yesteryear this pretty bougainvillea.
We walked dorsum upwards these stairs to instruct dorsum to our car.
After that, nosotros visited a quilt shop. It was a practiced one...I'll state yous nigh it inwards a carve upwards post.
Driving back, nosotros stopped off at a scenic viewpoint at the wild animals refuge.
Back at the RV park, nosotros walked out to the river. There were a lot of birds there, including dozens of coots. They were onshore every bit nosotros approached, but ran for the H2O earlier nosotros could instruct a expect at their feet. You powerfulness retrieve my cite of their feet when nosotros visited the Merced National Wildlife refuge.
Also, Canada geese. Show me a trunk of water, as well as I'll demonstrate yous some Canada geese.
Also, a mallard pair, although I solely took a moving painting of the male.
And these two. What produce yous suppose is going on amongst the color on the 1 inwards front? Is it a tyke changing colors?
Looking left, at that spot is a bridge...
Looking right...more river.
Straight ahead, the mountains. There's a "chimney rock" formation out there.
Mike took some to a greater extent than drone footage here, but it wasn't especially share-worthy. He was only having fun. And yous know it's a practiced 24-hour interval when I come upwards abode amongst both a fridge magnet as well as a shot glass.
We didn't produce all of our grocery shopping, as well as hence we'll produce that today. Also, nosotros desire to pay a see to Parker Dam, only upwards the road. We aren't especially interested inwards dams, but we've seen ii hence far this trip. We figure, why not? Also close the dam is the visitor oculus for the national wild animals refuge. There is an auto tour as well as some brusk trails, as well as hence that seems similar a worthwhile affair to produce every bit well. This is our in conclusion 24-hour interval hither inwards Parker. Tomorrow we'll survive heading dorsum to California as well as toward home. There's nonetheless lots to view earlier nosotros instruct there.