What would you do if your famous bridge was falling down?

Sell it to a desert town in America…

Thanks to Elks, we slated Lake Havasu City, Arizona for a “check it out” overnight en route elsewhere, not as a destination per se.

Membership in the Elks provides access to clubs across the nation. Some clubs raise money for charities with RV spaces. Some are dry dock only, some provide power and water, and some, a dump station.

RV TIP

While previously camped at the Roswell, NM Elks, we met a nice couple who call Lake Havasu City home. We knew nothing else about the place.

We discovered that in 1967, London (in the UK) determined its famous bridge no longer held up to modern traffic. Instead of demolishing it, London put it on auction. In 1968, developer of Lake Havasu City, Robert McCullock, won it with a bid of more than $2 million.

Some folks around called it, “McCullock’s folly.”

But by 1971, the reconstructed bridge connected the city to McCullock’s island.

That “folly” became some really pricey-nice real estate and a popular tourist destination.

We imagine this McCullock fellow strutting around piles of money singing, “Who da fool, now?

Lake Havasu City also claims to have the most lighthouses in the U.S.

Alas, a perfect scene setter for Bill, who has a running joke on me — he always selfies us with something growing out of my head!

We concluded our visit of the bridge area downtown with a light flight at the brewery in the Island Mall and Brewery.

That afternoon, RVoyager cruised us north to Kingman, where we parked at another friendly Elks lodge.

We just missed Elks Bingo night menu. So, we drove to downtown Kingman to dine and drink at Rickety Cricket Brewery.

We loved the food, brews and especially the artwork for the beer labels. And the name. Rickety Cricket.

The weather turned cold and rainy overnight with days of repeat rain and cold ahead. We postponed our next adventures… so the story of RVoyager’s maiden voyage resumes on May 23 in Death Valley.