Trips around Oxford
Following Battle, Tom and I meandered back to Oxford. From there we made a few day trips out and about. Notably we made it to Winchester - the former capital of England (during King Alfred’s time). Winchester is a great place, a lot of the buildings are either still in use, or are open air museums. We found King Arthurs Round table, well it was a fake, a 700 year old fake, but impressive non-the-less!
With Kate in tow, we also made a trip to the Cotswolds. We were able to find some old stones, in particular, the Avebury Circle. It’s like Stonehenge but about 1500 years older! It’s thought to align stuff during certain periods of sun/moon etc! Neat I tell you… Funny thing is, the town of Avebury is smack bang in the middle of the stones, and the main road runs through the circle, having to turn a bend so you don’t hit any stones…
One other trip of note was a leisurely ride to Banbury. There is a canal that runs from Banbury to Oxford that used to be used to transport goods (pre-rail). To drag the barges horses were used so there is a tow path alongside the canal where they walked. Now the canal tow path is a bike/walking track. The first few miles out of Oxford is very lovely and picturesque! However, we eventually hit foliage. Lots of it… and heaps of stinging nettles too. Of the 44 km, we managed about 30 before we gave up! Never again, I tell you. Ridding through nettles and other plants that are higher than you is not my idea of a nice ride. Good thing I had Tom to whinge at!
So that’s about the extent of my arm of Tom’s visit. There were some pubs involved too, but I won’t bore you anymore!
Our next trip was Australia! I didn’t take many photos there, but I’ll put some up soon.
How about some pictures?? (more here)
