When you see the boat coming
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Palmy
Those holiday vibes
Lake Havasu City, AZ
May 6th, 2019
Water under the Bridge
Views from London Bridge and along the channel towards Lake Havasu and two of the City’s miniature lighthouses: the East Quoddy and, on the opposite bank, barely visible in the twilight, the West Quoddy.
Did you know that Lake Havasu City is home to more lighthouses than any other city in the entire U.S. of A.?
There are 28 scaled-down replicas of lighthouses from the East Coast, the West Coast and the Great Lakes, dotted all around Lake Havasu and alongside Colorado River down to Parker Dam. And they are not just there for decorative purposes – these mini lighthouses are fully functional navigational aids.
More about the exact position of the lighthouses can be found here.
Lake Havasu City, AZ
May 5th, 2019
London Bridge, Lake Havasu
No, it doesn’t just look like the London Bridge – this is the actual, original London Bridge, or the 1831 version of it, to be precise. Which, in the early 1900s, true to the well-known nursery rhyme, it had started ”falling down”, or in this case, sinking into the River Thames and was, once again in its long adventurous history, in need of replacement.
And when, in 1967, Common Council of the City of London member Ivan Luckin put forward the crazy idea of selling it, Havasu City’s founder, Robert P. McCulloch, Sr. saw a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and a deal was struck. The bridge was dismantled, its 10,276 exterior granite blocks were numbered for identification, shipped through the Panama Canal to California and, finally, trucked from Long Beach to Lake Havasu City, where it was reassembled over what used to be a strip of land that connected a peninsula to the mainland, which was removed to allow water from Lake Havasu to be diverted and pass under the bridge.
A project that took the term ”repurposing” up to the next level, wouldn’t you agree?
London Bridge, Lake Havasu, AZ
May 5th, 2019
MotherRoadRT66
Passing through Williams
Williams, AZ
May 5th, 2019
Native America
All bright oranges and baby blues (Wes Anderson would have approved)
Williams, AZ
May 5th, 2019
Grand Canyon #539
Retired but never forgotten, this 1917-built beauty has now found a new home, at the Port of Kalama, WA.
But she was still the centre of attention at the Williams Depot, when we travelled through back in 2019.
Williams, AZ – May 5th, 2019
The Vortex, at last…!
That electrifying sensation of free flowing energy coming up from the ground, flowing all through your body, a tingling running down to your fingertips, making the small hairs at the back of your neck stand up, leaving you wondering what just happened? You found the vortex! Sedona was saving the best for last. We shared it with a yogi flutist and his dog, a married couple staging their wedding photos, a few other photographers, some people that came to enjoy the sunset. Now we could leave Sedona feeling happy (although not happy to leave Sedona).
Airport Mesa.
A short trail for 360° views of Sedona and loads of good energy.
Sedona, AZ
May 4th, 2019
The Pizza Pie Underpants
Behind the scenes
Airport Mesa, Sedona, AZ
May 4th, 2019
Fly Fishing Ferries
Or trout
Midgley Bridge to Allen’s Bend Trail walking along the Creek, then up to the Oak Creek Vista for views over the canyon and handmade Native American jewelry. No vortex yet, but a great day anyway.
May 4th, 2019
The Humble Fabulist 