Geo: 51.5002, -0.126236Slept like a rock last night. It must have been due to the miles upon miles we walked through the city. Thank goodness for the Tube, the Underground....the subway, for you non English speaking folk. I've actually been told that I speak American. Don't laugh, it's true. There have been numerous times that I have no idea what the English are saying so I MUST speak a different language.Began the day like all the rest....up early, English breakfast (the full fry consists of eggs, English bacon, sausage, tomatoes, mushrooms and beans. They also put toast, juice, cereal, fruit and yogurt out) then we head out for the day.Today we started with the British museum. They have a rarities or "treasures" room which contains things like a Guttenberg Bible, Shakespeares First Folio, the Magna Carta, ... read more

Geo: 51.3814, -2.35745I can't believe I forgot to tell you about the Bath Abbey Tower! All the clotted cream I've beeneating must be clogging my brain! As I previously mentioned, tour buses from London really clog up the city, but as we were leaving our second tea yesterday, it was about 4:45 and the crowds were noticibly thinning. We decided to have a look in the Abbey....essentially a big church. We noticed a sign that said "Tower tours" and the last one was at 5pm. We bought our tickets and waited in the assigned area. Much to our surprise and delight, we were the only people who bought tickets! Our own private tour!What does the tour entail? Well, 212 steps up a very narrow circular stairway to see where they ring the church bells and the ... read more

Geo: 51.5305, -2.34352Today's adventure, boys and girls, takes us on a 12 mile journey to Old Sodbury! It was supposed to be another 20 mile day.....but as I've mentioned previously, I become unbearable around 15 (and since I haven't had a boot throwing fit yet) so we decided to lop off a few miles with a short bus ride to make IT and ME more enjoyable. So Ronnie drove us to the bus station and we were off! First stop.....Wotten-under-Edge! Today's walk was really nice. Across fields, through wooded areas, up hill.....down hill, down "droving" roads. The weather has been beautiful! Warm....hotter when heading uphill and sunshiny!The views from the tops of hills now show more crops and all the fields are divided by hedgerows. Even the roads are edged in hedgerows. There are plenty of ... read more

Geo: 51.7867, -2.19392Ok, first the good news.....there is NO bad news!!Now on to our day! We left California Farm with deepest regrets. The place was simply stunning....the views, the hospitality, the food, the accomodations.....seriously, a terrific stay!First, before I forget, I need to tell the tale of our arrival yesterday. The guide book we are using contains maps which are had drawn but are very detailed. Our mistake the first day wasn't the books fault....we missed a sign post. (We found this out by talking with a Cotswold Way trail worker) Anyway, the maps are not to scale so sometimes its a little difficult, a lot difficult to judge distances.We knew we needed to go past a farm with an enviable garden and then THOUGHT we needed to go past thenext farm and take a right ... read more

Geo: 51.9532, -1.96476Ok, so the real title should be "What goes up, must come down....oh *!$%&, it goes up again!First the good news.....no blisters, we were't attacked by random farm animals, we eventually made it to Winchecomb, I didn't have a meltdown (ok, it was small and hardly noticable)The bad news....We walked an unnecessary 2 miles by missing a sign post (if this were the Amazing Race, we'd be on our way home), my left foot hurt so badly by days end that, if given the choice, I may have considered chopping it off!more good news....the weather was fabulous and we didn't get hit by a car....we were also laughing not long after reaching our destination.So the day started with me taking more door knocker pictures (they really are spectacular). We knew that this terrain was ... read more