Potterne

We left Clacton-on-Sea knowing we had a long days driving ahead of us to get down to Potterne in Wiltshire so we decided to go on the motorways.
Neil did really well navigating the fast moving traffic. You are allowed to do 70 miles per hour which is equivalent to 110km. Only a couple of hiccups when one lane was closed due to road works and it took us in the opposite direction to what we wanted but Google Maps to the rescue, she turned us round on a roundabout and back we went.
On the M25 loop road around London the traffic was so thick there were flashing lights overhead telling us to go 40 or 50 miles an hour at times. Came to a complete stop a few times, so much for being quicker on the motorways. 5 1/2 hours driving and we were in Potterne, a delightful village, our first with some thatched roofs.
Visited Stonehenge this morning, I bought the ticket to get up close and personal but Neil decided that wasn’t for him so he was behind a fence quite a bit back further. We parked our car and went to the building where you purchase tickets, cafe, exhibition and were told that to get to see Stonehenge you had to walk 2km or take the shuttle bus. As I had a ticket I could have gone on the bus but I chose to walk with Neil.
4000 people visit Stonehenge each day 😲 we were there early so got a really good look but when we were coming back down to the carpark the crowd had grown exponentially.
Stonehenge was built as a burial site . The middle arch is perfectly in line with the midsummer sun. Stonehenge is older than the pyramids of Giza.
One of my lifetime bucket list items ticked off, it was fascinating awe inspiring.もっと詳しく