So Little Time
It is officially my last free day in England. I woke up this morning to a gorgeous sunny day and I’m still laying in bed. I’m overwhelmed by all the things I could be doing today. Bath again? A different beach? National Aquarium? A nice long drive? Bristol? Shopping? Neh. I feel like I’ve seen enough. I may just find a gorgeous garden somewhere and read. Soak in the beautiful weather and the clean air. Friday I will be going home and it just doesn’t feel real. By then I’ll have been here 9 weeks when I was only supposed to be here 3. Its getting so close! So, back to the 115degree weather I go… I’ve been feeling a little guilty about all my complaining about wanting to go home when it is just so beautiful here. But I’m ready.
A little bit of travel updating to do. Last weekend I went by myself to Lyme Regis. It was pouring rain the whole time I was there, but that doesn’t stop the Brits! They were on the beach in full force as if it was a sunny day. Anyway, had a great time walking around shopping in all the funky little shops and looking at fossils. The next day I went shopping in Bath and in Glastonbury. In Glastonbury many of the shops boasted treasures from Sedona. They told me that Sedona is the ‘Glastonbury of America’, meaning there’s an ‘energy flow’ that’s similar between the two places. OK…. Lots of hippy types, lots of pot smoke drifting from back store rooms, lots of crystals to protect you from, well, whatever. Had myself a soy milk hot chocolate and picked up a special present for my mom.
Yesterday the 4 of us who have been hanging out together went to a sub-tropical botanical garden. We had so much fun running around taking pictures of everything! My favorite were these HUGE leaves:
Here’s my new friend Megan. Having her here the last 2 weeks really has been fun! We’ve tagged along on fishing trips with a bottle of wine and a stack of magazines. So fun.
This is St. Catherine’s Chapel in the distance. It is a massive structure on the top of a hill overlooking the ocean.
(is my face really that chubby?? must be the camera)
The gardens are known for their breading program of the golden pheasant as well. Look at the colors on this guy!
Well, now I’m feeling guilty for not being out in the gorgeous weather so I’m going to drag myself out there and soak it in. *sigh* Back to the Phx heat in less than a week.
