We planned to leave as soon as school was out and meet up with Alan and Sue (my second cousins) to have our English adventure. After a bit of a delay in Toronto, we got on our way and finally landed in Birmingham at 4:30 in the morning.
After we got to our B&B, named Green Gables (which thrilled the Anne lover in me), and had a bit of a rest we started out. Our first road trip took us to a lavender farm. I'm not a fan of the scent, but I sure did like the scenery.
Alan very kindly offered to take us to some of the places we wanted to see. On my list were Stonehenge and Bath, and on Nan's was Cornwall.
We took a day trip to my two destinations. They were so worth seeing. I'm a huge fan of history and so I loved Bath. I especially like the Roman Baths which were very cool.
Then we headed to Stonehenge. It was very busy, but I was still able get a few good shots of it.
We headed to Cornwall next...the moors and the seaside. What a beautiful part of the country. We spent a few days here, meeting up with cousin Ben, and driving down some pretty crazy roads.We went to Looe, had a cream tea, and a pasty, and enjoyed the sea.
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| Looe |
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| Sheep near our B &B |
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| Ponies on Dartmoor |
One other thing that Nan wanted to do was go on a boat cruise on the Thames. Alan found one near to where we were staying and we took a leisurely trip, through the locks, to Abingdon.
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Sue, Nan and Alan.
Also note Gem in the picture. She came on all of our adventures too. |
Another thing we got to do while we were visiting was see Alan's paintings in a gallery and tour his studio. He and Sue are both very talented artists.
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| Alan showing us his work. |
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| Trip picture Sue did for Nan. |
You should check out their websites:
Nan and I had a wonderful time on this trip. We were very sad to say goodbye to Alan, Sue and Gem, but glad to get home.
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| Nan tucking in to her pie. |
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