The weather turned cold and windy today, especially around Stonehenge. Stonehenge is the more famous of England's henges, but we actually enjoyed Avebury Stone Circles more. Smaller stones, but spread out over a huge area right in the middle of farm country and the small village of Avebury. And, unlike it's more famous cousin, you can touch and walk among the stones. By the way, stone is not a good description; these are massive rocks. In the case of Stonehenge, some weigh over 40 tons and were transported over 100 miles almost 7000 years ago for reasons still not understood.
Then we drove back to Bath via the Cotswolds. The villages look like something right out of "Harry Potter"; in fact, parts of the movies were filmed here, as was "War Horse" and "Dr. Doolittle", just to mention a few.
Tomorrow we're off to London.
Stonehenge
A very small section of Avebury Stone Circles.
One of the Wiltshire chalk horses etched into the countryside. Only about 300 years old, less than 1/10th the age of Stonehenge.
Typical house in Lacock, a National Trust village in the Cotswolds.
Castle Combe, another National Trust village in the Cotswolds.
Dave observing trout taking mayflies. Where's a fly rod when you need it?
Pub of the day
Little League, English style. Parents in the background watch their kids play cricket.
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