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well all we can say about today can better be told by looking at the pics.....had breakfast...headed off to ride our bikes first to west kennet long barrow.
of course we got sidetracked all the way there...first we came across st.mary's church..an old saxon church..brilliant place..amazing..been a church there since ad 1000.....of course it said go see the rectory just behind the church..so we take the path behind the church..behind a little row of trees and pop out.....at the bigger church that overshadowed that little parish church for a few hundred years.....not as old..but really old still as well...and beautiful! nice big bell tower....and a yew tree on teh side..that is 1700 years old......i stood inside it..it had become almost 2 trees its so big and old.....awesome.
ok continue on up a hella big hill...but finally get to west kennet long barrow.....beautiful...had lunch adn a nap beside it...great day for it!!
then off to avebury...and to check out the old church there...awesome..ran into a great lady and her son..he was selling pictures of birds he draws right at the church entrance gate house.....so cute...being homeschooled he was learning about money...business..making change and entrepreneureship...i gave him 1 pound for
his picture which wasa labeled 40p....because he deserved it...so polite and what a joy...his mom was awesome as well...we had a great chat about homeschooling and kids learning more than just reading adn math..science and art and music is so important as well..and how the school systems just squash andy joy and hope and self expression from kids these days.....homeschooling really is the way to go.....anywya she photobomed us as well..lolz! she was so fun!!
the church was amazing..then hit the little shop..nice stuff but we cant afford anything....hit nthe small tiny tiny grocery store adn get some salad..tomatoes...chicken and some tea biscuits.....ride back....
going there took 3 hours...going home...1.5....down the big hill was awesome!!!!
while eating dinner...some new camp neighbors came in and for the life of them they just couldnt figure out how to get that tet up..so we put our food aside adn helped em get it up.......anyway so for our help they said thye would buy a round at the bar!!! awesome.....
head up there with the laptop..and the hippies (canal gypsies they call themselves) are all out....one has a totally steampunk steampowered barge....he take us for a tour of it
and we fall in love with the idea of doing england on a barge....you can go all over engladn on a barge..and with no traffic..and every 20 miles theres a puba dn grocery store....awesome!! and with great people liek at this pub adn these fun canal gypsie people..it would be amazing..and beautiful and restful and just amazing......
so were enjoying a beer now in the pub..tomorrow back to the train station (now we knwo we coudl have ridden easily on the towpath by the canal all the way..oh well) and to tisbury to meet our friend and stay the weekend with them, go round to see a ton of stuff..theyre jsut so fun and awesome.....
so thankful for all the wonderful friends weve made..awesome people to chat with ....love this place.....love it.
enjoy the pics.
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