rocks and cheese

we persuaded rachel and bridget to drive us to stonehenge. they stayed outside the fence while josh and i went in. although we weren't allowed to touch the stones, (people used to chip off pieces as souvenirs) we did get pretty close. the audio guide told us about the theory for the use of the stones (as a calender or an alter), where they came from (ireland or africa), and the purpose of exterior stones. the "alley" (where the druids would walk from the heel stone to the altar) was still visible in the grass. although bridget said it was disappointing because there was no mist or sunset and she couldn't imagine druids there, i still enjoyed seeing them.

on our last day in england we went to cheddar gorge. this is the birthplace of cheddar cheese. we didn't have time to go down into the gorge, so we decided to climb jacob's ladder. poor bridget had to climb the stairs with a baby, while silas took a ride on the lucy/rachel escalator. at the top there was a lookout tower and some beautiful views of the english countryside. after silas figured out how to use this gate. we climbed up a small hill. we even got to see some goats at the top.