Havasu and the Bridge Built on Sand

My first impression of Havasu was windy, dusty, dry and nothing to do. Yesterday was kind of a hard day despite it being Christmas. It took us 2 hours to drive up here and for some reason I felt carsick the whole way. (I never get car sick.)
After we arrived it was too windy and gross outside to really do anything so we sat in the room and fought with the wireless internet (which tends to cut in and out). Mom, Dad and I brought gifts to open here and I basically fought tears the whole time because I kept thinking of how my Christmas ended up being in a place completely opposite from where I had originally planned to spend it. It was really nice to be with Mom and Dad though and I know if I were 5,000 miles away I would have missed my family terribly over Christmas.
My perspective changed a lot today. The wind calmed overnight and today is beautiful... Warm and sunny and blue skies all around. We walked down by the lake and spent a few minutes relaxing by the water. Havasu is known for its London Bridge, the very one from the song "London Bridge is falling down". It was built in 1831 and really was falling down over the Thames River in London (1/8 of an inch a year) so it was sold for about 2.4 million dollars, dismantled in a 3 year process and shipped (and trucked) to the middle of the desert. It was the only bridge ever to be built on dry land. The river was later built under the bridge and the original peninsula here was made into an island.
For more on the bridge click here and for more on how it was purchased and shipped click here.
I'll have pictures to put up later.