London Bridge has Fallen Down

Driving along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria in 1990, we stopped at the Twelve Apostles (although only seven could be found). Below is Katya, the Swiss exchange student who was staying with us at the time, and who tended to jump in front of any camera.

"Just lean out over the edge a little more please"

Now the point of this anecdote is that our next stop was the geological marvel known as London Bridge, a natural limestone archway over the sea. We walked to the end, took a snap and rushed back to the car and thought nothing more of it. We reached Melbourne that evening, and within hours heard on the news that London Bridge had collapsed into the ocean, leaving tourists stranded on the far end, needing to be rescued by helicopter.

To this day, I suspect that my brother, myself and Katya were responsible for that collapse - we had jumped up and down to test the strength of the arch, and must have weakened it. I speak only the truth.