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London Bridge is not falling down, and there are lighthouses in Arizona, but no fog.

Kernut the Blond Posted on by

The song may say otherwise, but I assure you London Bridge is not falling down. I stood on it.

If it can hold me up, I’m sure it’s fine.

But back in the early 1960’s the bridge was falling down, unable to hold the increase in traffic over the previous 130 years.

The City of London decided to put the 130-year-old, crumbling bridge up for auction. The founder of Lake Havasu, Arizona, Robert P. McCulloch, won the bid with a cool $2,460,000 in 1968. He then spent another $7 million to bring the London Bridge to Lake Havasu – brick by brick. It took three years, and it was then reassembled over Lake Havasu.

A video view of London Bridge at Lake Havasu…

They put a little English Village next to the bridge. Probably so it wouldn’t feel homesick.

English Village at London Bridge in Lake Havasu, Arizona.

English Village at London Bridge in Lake Havasu. I’m sure London Bridge feels less lonely now.

Lake Havasu is beautiful, especially at sunset.

Lake Havasu, Arizona at sunset.

Lake Havasu, Arizona at sunset.

Arizona has neither fog nor ocean, but it has plenty of lighthouses. Really.

I’m not sure why they put lighthouses around a lake in a state that has no fog, but they sure are cute as little one-third-scale working replicas of lighthouses from around the world.

Next, I met a naked man in Quartzsite. Yes, I have pictures.

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London Bridge is not falling down, and there are lighthouses in Arizona, but no fog. — 13 Comments

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    • I’m waiting for the nekkid man, too. Err, I mean nekkid man pics. Yeah. The Sacred Laptop, with the pictures, is currently being worked on. *fingers crossed for a fabulous outcome*

      I’m not sure why no fog, but temperature sounds good to me. BUT, a Lake Havasu City rep commented about the lighthouses, and they are not only cute, but functional. (The comment is posted below.)

  5. Well, this week seems to be full of firsts. For the first time, a city I’ve written about commented on the post. Lake Havasu City, Arizona is on top of their social media mentions. Way to go, LHC!

    They offered some more information about the lighthouses: Lake Havasu City, Arizona posted on Kernut the Blond’s Wall.

    “Hey Kernut, thanks for the great blog on Lake Havasu City! To answer your question about the cute lighthouses, they actually serve as navigational aids, are U.S. Coast Guard approved, and keep people from crashing into rocks, etc. Plus, they ARE darling! Here’s more info if you want to check it out http://www.lh-lighthouseclub.org/ ”

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