Penny Farthings and a USk Bath Meet-Up

Another great day in Bath. A&E headed out for their adventures, and Joe & I headed over to the Bath at Work Museum, only to find that the place was closed unexpectedly for a few more hours. But we didn't count it as a loss: we saw a small group learning how to ride penny farthings!! Joe was curious as to how the riders mount and dismount, and it's clear it really is a skill!

I headed off to the Holburne Art Museum, and Joe went "gongoozling" (studying the canals' locks). Holburne is the building that is used in Bridgerton as Lady Danbury's home, so it was pretty grand. In the exhibit of Renaissance treasures, I ran into A&E. Fun!

I walked back to the town center to catch a bus a little bit west to The Boathouse, which is right on the River Avon. The Urban Sketchers of Bath were meeting up there today for their monthly gathering. What good timing for me!! Folks were super hospitable, and it was a great afternoon.

One of the members offered me a ride back to town in her car, so I got my first chance to ride in a car's front passenger seat on the left side! Pascale laughed and asked if I wanted a little stick-on steering wheel. 🤣 As we talked, she drove me through different areas, so I got my own private tour!

Sketched a bit more after she dropped me off at the Royal Victoria Park, and then headed back to the BnB to meet up with Joe. A little later, Abby & Eric got back. All of us were pretty beat, so we stayed in tonight.

Tomorrow: Stonehenge!

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