Stonehenge

Sunday 19 October, 2008

This morning got up early to pack sandwiches and dress to be at Stonehenge for the morning viewing. It costs almost twice as much as the later viewings, but it’s quite exclusive and the group is allowed inside the inner circle, whereas those who come later must look from outside.

It was lovely in the misty sunrise to walk among the great stones. The twenty or so people there with us were quiet, as we were, perhaps feeling the magic in the rings.

We looked at the place where the British Army had used the stones for target practice during WWI. (Shades of the Taliban and the Buddhas of Bamiyan.) We saw the famous graffiti.

Went for a walk along the Avon River in Salisbury after that. Bright sunshine, dazzling on the water; swans, ducks, little kids and dogs. We ate our sandwiches watching the waterbirds diving.

Back now at Cholderton. Alex is out saying last goodbyes to his animal friends as we leave for Lyme Regis tomorrow.