Published: October 17th 2009
Edit Blog PostBack home in the Chilterns
A ride in the woods after work this week is welcome therapy, and reminds me of just how pleasant the countryside back home is. Finally home again, and the reality of work kicks in as a few days later we hit the ground running, as teachers back to school.
On reflection this is one of the best holidays I've ever had. Its taken me 50 something years to get over the mental block of visiting the US. Yes, they are a myopic, politically naive bunch who manage to do more than their fair share of screwing up our planet, but somewhere in there are hearts of gold and the vestiges of the welcoming pioneer spirit.
Nobody was rude to us, and most people were more than welcoming and curious about who we were, even if sometimes only superficially.
Moments; Most serene moment was watching the mist swirl down onto the lake, and deer strolling by at Peaks of Otter Lodge and bears on the Shenandoah Skyline Drive
entertaining event was watching the old time Bluegrass singers at the Blue Ridge Music Centre