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Or rather, it was sinking, so the city of London sold it to the developer of Lake Havasu City, AZ.
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The bridge was dismantled and each of the 10,276 pieces was numbered and shipped here in 1968. It was called the world's largest jig-saw puzzle.
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The purchase also included the cast iron lampposts, molded from French cannons captured during the 1815 Battle of Waterloo.
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I'm here with the
WINs, who like to dance and play. The first night we went to the Golden Horseshoe.
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Billy Gambler plays there 5 nights a week and is a favorite of ours. He has a great voice and can sing and play anything.
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Yesterday was the 3rd annual WIN Olympics. The events included a relay race -
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A water balloon toss -
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Careful, Viv, don't squeeze too hard - Whoops, too late!
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A whirling scramble for golf balls on the bottom of the pool -
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And of course, a cannonball contest. This is Kurt, the winner.
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Last night was a dance at the Eagles Lodge, with another good band. (Don't worry, the guy on the floor doing the breakdance is not one of us!)
I want to walk across that bridge one day. My grandfather was from London and came to the U.S. around 1912. I want to walk where he once walked.
ReplyDeleteThe WINs look like a bunch of crazy kids! It's great to see older folks having such a good time.
ReplyDeleteYou caught some great action shots right in the middle of the action.
Barbara
I nearly fainted when I learned the London Bridge was in AZ! Unbelievalbe right? I gotta see it-
ReplyDeleteYa'll are really cutting the fool and a rug..what fun, and OMG that balloon of water--what a shot good trigger finger on that one...
ENJOY--Im back Doggie sittin again;o)
Sorry we missed it.
ReplyDeleteYour group sure is having a good time. We enjoyed our time there, but I do not recall a single water balloon toss.
ReplyDeleteOh my I would love to walk across that bridge too I never knew that that is just so cool thanks for sharing that. Yall are having too much fun in that pool LOL wish I was there :o)
ReplyDeleteYou absolutely inspire me.
ReplyDeleteYour in Havasu...sniffle. I've got family there.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the water balloon pix - a great capture.
WINS do seem to have fun.
looks like great fun was had by all!!
ReplyDeleteLooks like fun! Your grandkids are cute, too!
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