Preparing ourselves

It Rains in Wales, Part II

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November 14th 2008
I slept amazing! 7:30 rolled around and I was up and ready to go horseback riding. My outfit consisted of a weatherproof t-shirt, thermal long-sleeve shirt, thermal long johns, jeans, wool socks, and a coat. Nice and toasty. Breakfast was put on by the hotel and was a traditional British breakfast including eggs, toast, baked beans, sausage, and some sort of tomato gook. The sausage was unlike any ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more