England - Linda & Mieraus

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Pete and June at the Pheasant Pub June tries some hard cider June waits in the hotel lobby for Pete to get the rental car The rental car blows a tire on the freeway Linda and June hitchhike after the blowout AA recovery Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey) map of the grounds But Highclere is closed today Carnarvon Arms pub near Highclere We arrive at the Roman baths in Bath Bath Abbey Statues of the Romans The hot baths built by the Romans Exhibit showing the bath complex in Roman times Roman temple pediment showing Gorgon head Skeleton above lead coffin A curse written on lead about the theft of a woman Roman altar for animal sacrifices June looks at the goddess Minerva's head Roman coins Steaming hot springs June threatens to step in the water Linda checks out an exhibit Burning lamp with cobwebs Roman brickwork arch The bath with terrace above Dressed up as a Roman June stands on a stone bridge Lead pipe made by the Romans People throw coins in the circular bath Stacks of bricks Streets near the baths The King's and Queen's baths Signs to the sites The entrance to the museum near the Abbey Souvenir shopping Busker A group waits to go into the baths For pets in need of vets Side street June gets a sundae at a travel stop Pete checks email at our first BnB View from our BnB window The Poplars Bed and Breakfast Breakfast room Linda likes the kitty This cat wants to go home with Linda An old pull-style bell Interesting wall brickwork The GPS takes down a narrow road barely wide enough for the car We spot Stonehenge from the highway Sheep pasture Stonehenge The station stone all by itself Linda and June Pete and June Another view How did they lift those heavy stones to the top The highway nearby Stonehenge with the people lined up around it Heel stone Crowds of people circle the stones Shopping for Stonehenge souvenirs Salisbury Cathedral in the distance June and Pete at McDonalds We arrive at the Explosion Naval Museum where Ehren interned Pete texts Ehren to let him know we are there Old lockers are now exhibits Statues of ordinance workers Naval mines Inside a mine Pete and June next to big guns Next to Ehren's project - a Chevaline penetration aid carrier for the Polaris missile Missiles Boats and ships in Portsmouth harbor More Naval museums Figurehead of the HMS Benbow Lord Nelson's HMS Victory Cannon Officers mess Cannon port Sick berth Rigging June on the main deck Fire buckets Tools for priming the cannon Where the sailors slept Cannon ready to fire Officer's quarters at the rear of the ship Union Jack HMS Warrior from 1860 Countryside near Chichester where Ehren used to live The Fox Goes Free Pete opens the door to his room June checks her email in the pub The neighborhood near The Fox Goes Free A thatched house Narrow road Linda Very old breakfast room