"RECALCULATING"

After six (or so) "Recalculating" messages from the GPS bitch, we finally get the idea of what a real roundabout is. AND how to use one. Holy fucking shit, Americans don't have a CLUE how to use a roundabout.

Arrived at Stonehenge on time for our pre-opening private viewing of the stones. We got to wander amongst them unlike the 'public' who, during open hours, must stay 'behind the fence'.
It was fantastic. There were some serious freaks there, including Judith (from New Mexico) the ringleader of the freaks. She and her freaky new-age freakiness friends were there to chant and sing and cry and put little plastic skulls out in some weird effigic ceremony of spiritual energy driven by the stones (especially, it turns out, the WHALE stone which Judith let everyone know was especially powerful at THIS MOMENT). Wow. Crying. No shit. Even security guy "WILL" referred to them as "Weirdos". Oh, yes. that sums it up. (after the ceremony, she plied her flock with the idea of "returning to the B&B to have the 'pipe ceremony'. WTF?

Stonehenge was great.

After leaving Stonehenge, we went on to the very picturesque town of LACOCK (google it) and then on to Wales and TINTERN ABBEY. (google that too).

Tintern was magical. Fantastic. Except for the tea-room's "banana shakes" which were indescribably undrinkable and made their way quickly to the nearest trash bins.

Back to return the car, on to Heathrow and back on the train (a gruelingly-long ride) to downtown central london to find the YHA HOSTEL CENTRAL LONDON (google that too). Checked in.

At this time we are all so tired... we rest for a bit and then we are off to The Globe to see A Comedy of Errors...we saw it the way it was intended (for the poor): standing! it was so funny and well done we forgot how tired we were!

After the we went back through the seeminly abandoned old 'left bank' area at 10:30pm.

What a long day (1:40am - 10:30 pm). Worth every moment. Tired (freaky) feet and all.

Slept it off 'til the late-morning and back out to do some more.

Trafalgar, Picadilly, Buckingham, Westminster, The Eye and more coming in the next post.

J&K&K&J

MORE LATER....