We had a busy day. The plan was to spend much of it at Blenheim but we found a morning enough. Very crowded. We found an oasis in the secret garden for a moment's peace. The Duke's apartments were open - Duke and Duchess were away at one of their other homes - probably exhausted after cutting their 2000 acre lawn!
We plugged Uffington White Horse into the GPS and off we went following the most direct route along narrow country lanes that at a speed limit of 60 mph give us our aerobic exercise for the day. We both start breathing again when we arrive! The horse is fun to see but only completely visible from the air. We hiked up the highest hills of Oxfordshire and walked around the chalk outline trying to imagine the whole shape. We met other hikers on the way and were given lots of other ideas for ancient sites around the countryside. The one we could see from there was the place where St George slayed the dragon. You can see the white patch where the dragon's blood was spilled.
Off again, this time even further back in time - to Avebury and the ancient henge. The town is built in the middle of it - We spent time in the museum then wandered amongst the stones along with the sheep. Reminded us of our 1973 visit to Stonehenge when you could lean against those ancient stones - before the fence went up. No fencing possible here - stones crop up on roadsides, in fields and in town.
Dinner of bangers and mash at the Red Lion then back onto the roundabouts! (We estimate, conservatively, that we've been on 75-100 roundabouts since our arrival)
It's moving day tomorrow - we hope to get up to Chipping Campden before the rush. Bank holiday this weekend and everyone's waiting for sun.
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