Sharpitor, Dartmoor AONB
17. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Okay, probably the coolest spontaneous thing that has happened on the trip so far. Drove up to a "tor" in the Dartmoor AONB for dinner, fed carrots to a Dartmoor pony, and met some new friends fromLue lisää
Knightshayes part 2
18. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
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Knightshayes
18. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
19th century built house in a retro-gothic style during the Victorian era. I could be comfortable in this house. 😀
Hook Norton Brewery
19. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ 🌬 70 °F
Ken and I took a tour of a gravity-utilized Victorian brewery (est.1849) still run as it was from that time period. They still use horses to deliver some of the product, and 80% of the equipment datesLue lisää
Rollright Stone Circle
19. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Kristie and I started to walk out from where we are staying in Salford, near Chipping Norton, and noticed a site on Google maps called Rollright Stone Circle so we headed towards it. Bushwacked ourLue lisää
Rollright Stone Circle Part 2
19. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
More images.
Oxford
20. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Got to see an exhibition of J.R.R. Tolkien letters, drawings, etc, related to the Hobbit and LOTR while walking around the Uni. Sweet!
Oxford, Part 2
20. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
More sights around Oxford. Visited the "Eagle and Child" pub where C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the rest of the "Inklings" met to discuss the books they were writing. 😊
Sticky Toffee Pudding
20. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
On the way back to Chipping Norton(Salford), while traveling through the town of Woodstock, we were told by a local that Burford had some of the best Sticky-Toffee pudding in the area. Kristie and ILue lisää
Public Footpaths
21. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Behind houses, through fields, over fences, across private land...the British take seriously their "right to wander" and their laws reinforce this. Trails to everywhere and everything. What a NationalLue lisää
Heathrow: All good things...
21. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
...must come to an end. Or they wouldn't be special, would they? 😉 Cheers, England and Wales! However, we will get to add one more country to our itinerary on our way home: Iceland!
Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice
21. elokuuta 2018, Islanti ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
Got a 2 hour layover before our flight back to Seattle, and then on to Boise. Enough time to get in touch with my inner Viking...😂
Almost there...:-)
21. elokuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Guess what Alaska Airlines "team-themed" plane we are heading home on? 😉
Home!
21. elokuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
As soon as we landed, Bryson gave us a story that Hayden and Miranda were at the hospital giving birth...PSYCH! 😂 Good to be home!
















































































































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