First up on the list today were the impressive Roman Baths of Bath. They were old. Very old. Older than our great x 100 grandparents. They were pretty much the hanmer springs of 2000 years go, except they healed the sick. We were advised not to touch the water, as it might kill us because they're from very old springs, however we were able to buy a glass of it as we left. It tasted like "liquid sulfur". The whole group waited for over half an hour for Mr Drury to come out afterwards, only doing so when he heard of the free fudge samples at a nearby store. Then, back onto the coach with Richard.
Next up was the completely underwhelming Stonehenge. Erected donkeys years ago by people we dont know about from quarries we can't locate, the stones don't move, nor do they talk. They are not amusing at all. The most amazing part of the trip was the birds that couldn't escape from the dreariness of the place, seemingly magnetised to the stone. It made us laugh a whole lot. We left, still having no idea what they were, no thanks to the mysteriously vague audio commentary, (most of us ending up agreeing with DJ Wyatts "They're goalposts" call) and being bored as bored could be. Apologies to those aliens who built it.
Next up on the intinerary was...you guessed it, ANOTHER Cathedral. Having seen a dozen in London...and Oxford...and Bath, we weren't intrigued by the idea. So in a last moment change of plans, we went instead to Bird Sanctuary. I know what your thinking... birds?? Well no.
Birds of PREY!!
Dangerous, claw wielding, death swooping, rat hunting, talon flaying birds of prey. Owls, eagles, falcons... it was sooo cool. Everyone was so impressed we all bought owl hats. And then to cap everything off, there was a FERRET RACE!!! AMAZING!!! Mr Drury fell off his nut. It was the perfect end to a very gloomy English day. We were all smiles as we got back on the coach. We were even still laughing when we pulled up at our next accom. That all stopped very soon.
We had arrived in Arundel.
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