Touring Like a Tourist in England

 

You don't have to walk to the "Stones".  You can ride a bus but that takes the fun out of an adventure, ha ha.

Stonehenge!

Early morning, before more hordes of tourists arrive

 S/Y Savannah Sky – July 12, 2023 – Log #7

Savannah Sky Position: 50 degrees 47’ N, 001 degrees 06’ W

Gosport, England

 

Touring Like a Tourist in England

 

We tend to stay quite a while in places, after arriving on our sailboat.  So, we don’t think of ourselves as true tourists.  But of course, we are tourists, ha ha.

 

What better place to visit right away in England than Stonehenge?  That massive prehistoric monument erected in the English countryside around 3100 BC. 

 

Stonehenge is a magical place, full of lore and theories about why it was built.  It was great to hike a mile and a half and finally visit a place so famous with hordes of tourists from around the world.

 

Driving, on our self-guided tour around England, has been interesting.  Maria has other words for it instead of interesting, as she sat in the passenger seat watching Steve shift gears with his wrong hand, drive on the incorrect side of the road and negotiate intricate roundabouts that were everywhere, or so it seemed.

 

What is the speed limit on these roads, Steve kept asking? 

 

The British don’t post speed limit signs anywhere that we could see so we just keep up with traffic, slowing down for numerous speed photo enforcement encounters scattered in the bush alongside roads.

 

Yet the drivers in England seem so pleasant and friendly, honking their horns constantly in recognition of Steve’s wonderful driving technique.  Hmmm, maybe their gestures and horns actually mean something different?  Na, couldn’t be.

 

The adventure in England continues…