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A Rocky Weekend Recap

We saw Stonehenge today! But first, a quick recap of the "rocky" weekend... :) 
On Friday we visited Jane Austen's home in Crawton, which was awesome! 

 Here's a view of the house...
And Jane's very own writing desk!!!!!

I felt much more in the spirit of Austen when I wore this bonnet.

Afterwards, we got to explore the ruins of a castle called Old Serum, pictured here.

The fields around the ruins were filled with wildflowers.

The hostel where we are staying is inside this old house, which is pretty neat! 

We hiked 2 miles to church on Sunday, and got this awesome view on our way there.

Here's another beautiful sight that we saw on our trek to church.

And, last but not least, Stonehenge!!!

It was a tad windy. :)

Here's a picture of our whole group! 

We also got to hike and visit this large Neolithic burial mound, as well as a tomb pictured below.

 These rocks mark the entrance to the tomb, which we were able to go inside and see.
All in all, it was a day full of lots of stones... and sheep. :) The areas all around Stonehenge were filled with sheep, and we walked through a few sheep pastures during our hike in order to reach some of the various stone landmarks. The landscapes here are just stunning. 

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  1. AnonymousMay 13, 2019 at 3:03 PM

    Jane Austin's writing desk!!! Ahh! It is so beautiful there! love your photos of the wildflowers! And the sheep are cool too! Love ya!

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    1. AnonymousMay 13, 2019 at 3:04 PM

      And this is your Mom, BTW, don't know why it says Veronica......

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