Weekend with a CAR!

If you've ever taken Astronomy, you'll have had the same draw that I did to wanting to see Stonehenge. We rented a car and drove there. It wasn't too terribly far (1 1/2 hours or so), but this had the challenge of me driving on the wrong side of the road with a manual transmission.....left handed.

It was a beautiful day and Stonehenge was great! It was in the middle of nowhere, literally. It was bizarre. You're able to walk completely around all of Stonehenge (in a big circle). I thought it was all fenced off and protected, but it just has simple ropes to keep people away. You're still able to get close and see the beauty of this "world wonder." It was fun...and then we headed to the southern coast. Wow was that gorgeous.

Lulworth Cove was where we headed at the coast. The roads were smaller than most of you can even imagine, so it took longer than I thought (another 2-3 hours). I closed my eyes for the most part when the roads got really narrow and a car was coming up . I didn't think we could fit past some of the cars, but they zoom by you! The roads were originally made for horses obviously (and that may be the best way to travel still!).

But it was well worth it! Here's a picture of the Atlantic Ocean just beyond the hill from the cove we spent the afternoon at. It was just gorgeous! And, we were really lucky with the weather. Emma went in the water....in her underwear. I didn't bring her swimsuit as who would've ever imagined she would touch it with more than her big toe! But, that's Emma! The way home was long and dark! Sometimes I miss good old Highway 101. There's something so simple to just driving straight and taking your exit. There's something really frustrating to roundabouts and losing ALL sense of direction from going around in circles. Well, we made it home. And, I couldn't wait to drop the car off. But, we had it for another day as rental car companies are closed on Sundays.

We headed out for a "short" day trip to the Cotswolds. These are ancient villages not too far from Oxford. We wandered around and had lunch at a pub and then headed to a terrific farm. I haven't seen or heard of any "amusements parks" so this would be the Disneyland of the village life! Emma had a blast! From holding rabbits and guinea pigs, to petting pigs and trying to milk a goat (pretend one), to seeing beautiful highland cattle and many other forms of "farm" animals. It was fun and exciting for all of us.