Another entry to the England trip journal is now posted under the September archives. It covers the last day or two in London before departing for the Cotswolds. In looking over the diary entries again after several months’ rumination time, I’m convinced we didn’t spend enough time in the Cotswolds, and spent too much time trying to cover too much ground. Next trip, we’re planning on going back to the Cotswolds with a car, so that we can get into the little villages and do a lot more walking in between. So beautiful there.
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We actually got out of the house and went cross-country skiing, just as we planned. Amazing! There’s this place that’s not in the house called the “outdoors,” and we were in it for a while. Conditions weren’t totally ideal (it could have been about 5 or 10 degrees colder, the snow was a bit sticky in the tracks) but it wasn’t bad. We went to the forest preserve/ bike path loop nearest us, and there was just enough snow base to ski on, but not quite enough to make you forget that you were skiing on an asphalt path. I…
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We’re dragging out the cross-country ski stuff to get out and play in the snow today. No promises as to how long it’ll be, we’re getting a typically late start. I’m almost done with another England trip journal entry, just have a few more photos to add in at the end. Should be posted tonight. Ta-ra! We’re off to fall down a lot and get frustrated with having boards stuck on our feet!