Blogs from Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 43

Geo: 50.4713, -4.71761When I got up in the morning and went for a walk, I had to pass through the dining room to get outside. I just chuckled when I saw our table, complete with 5 chairs and an American flag. Really pretty little lane, with a ton of houses that I'd be happy to own. We took off for a drive through Dartmoor on our way to Land's End. Had to first get past the ponies. We had quite an adventure in some portions, with the tiny roads and all, but it was fun. Stopped at Buckland the town (hamlet), thinking it might be where Buckland Abbey was. Silly us. It wasn't, but we visited their little church as long as we were there. We did find Buckland Abbey, and Mom & Sara braved the ... read more

It was springtime and time to go to England again. This time we had made reservations at a farm cottage in Cornwall, a part of England we had never been to before. 2 April 1993 Friday. We drove from Overijse to Calais and caught the ferry to Dover. From there we skirted around the southern side of London and then headed southwest until the we reached the A303 which took us to Stonehenge. We stopped and walked around the assemblage of massive stones, which were placed precisely to align with the solstices and equinoxes; and other than astronomical purposes also served as a site for Druid ceremonies. We then continued west and then up the A36 to Bath. We found Robin and Rhona's home where we would stay two nights. The kids had fun playing with ... read more