We literally stumbled on Stonehenge (pictured above) today, whilst driving down the motorway. Louise suddenly said, “There’s Stonehenge!” And there it was sitting proudly on the side of a motorway in the middle of the paddock with grazing cattle in the paddock next door. Travel is full of surprises.Of course we pulled into the car park paid our 6.9 pounds entry, and joined the line of people circling Stonehenge listening to the audio tour. Interestingly there were people just lying on the grass all around just looking at it. Stonehenge is a mystery. For what purpose was it built. It is aligned with the midsummer sunrise and midwinter sunset, but why?
Still pondering that question, we continued down the motorway, and branched off to the sea side town of Torquay, Cornwall. Torquay was the home of the writer, Agatha Christie, who spent most of her life there. It has a pleasant relaxed holiday feel. Everywhere people are relaxing enjoying their summer holiday in cafes along the side of the harbour, sitting along the promenade, or lying on the beach.
We are staying at a bed breakfast called Haytor House (pictured above) on Meadfoot Road up the hill from the harbour. Unfortunately the internet was down last night, hence the lateness of this blog.
