Okay. So we are in Salisbury. Where else would we go besides Stonehenge when in Salisbury? Nowhere, so we went there.
The monument people do a pretty good job with their interpretive centres, making the whole thing an experience, rather than a wander around a bunch of rocks. It is a rather imposing collection of very large rocks and not surprising that it is a popular spot with tourists.
The weather has been excellent on this leg of the trip. It rained the first day we arrived in London and has been fine since. Perfect for the outdoorsy stuff.
More old broken stuff after Stonehenge, with a trip to Old Sarum, the original site of Salisbury before someone decided to move closer to the river and build a cathedral there. Old Sarum never recovered and Salisbury never looked back.
Late lunch, saunter around a market, collect the washing – has to be done even on holidays – and back to the farm to regroup. Filled in an hour with a stroll down a country lane looking at the quaint cottages, picked some blackberries and reflected on life (just ate the blackberries really, but reflecting on life sounds cool).
That was pretty much how the day went. Emily and I went out on a late sortie to view the regimental badges carved into the hillside (hard to explain, see the picture).
Tomorrow, Avebury and Bath.
Until then, cheers. Steve J.
P.S. Added some photos to yesterday’s post.