Quick latte at Starbucks with pastries from the Saturday morning market for breakfast. I went to the Library to update the blog; got in trouble for pulling the cable out of their computers and connecting to this laptop. But they don't offer wireless in the library! What sort of backward land have we come to! Jim was able to get the Blackberry unlocked in the market here in Staines so we don't need to stop in Chippenham - off to Lacock directly - but its 11:00 and Dave's somewhat disgusted at our lollygagging. I'm going to take loads of photos for Glenda in Lacock - used for Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter and Crandford.
Ok its night time now.... 9:46 precisely and I'm having a cuppa in the lobby.
Lacock was very charming with seriously old buildings etc. They had a pub with a dog wheel, which when I explained it to Jim and Dave they didn't believe me.... luckily they had an explanation coroborating me.... so I'm not a rampant liar. Leaving Lacock we headed on to Avebury circle another henge but stopped at one of those white horses on the way. I have no idea why there are so many white horses in this area, or why there are some anywhere but, as you'll see we took a photo anyway. Avebury henge (largest ever with europe's largest man-made hill) was fine but we really wanted to get to the Crofton beam engines which were in steam this weekend, the last of the year. That was great! Beautiful location, ancient (or georgian) building with the world's oldest working steam engine...... can you see a pattern?
If its world's largest/smallest/heaviest..... we're there. Still, the gala was great and this steam engine was used to pump up the water into the canal we visited yesterday. In fact, the electic engines broke down this summer and they fired up the steam boilers to keep the canal operational for four days (thought you would like this Rody).
Back to Staines for fish pie at the Slug and Lettuce.
Lovely - d
