We made it, we made it alive - oh my gosh - we made it driving on the "wrong side of the road" the whole way - well the right side of the road for England that is - but we did have a few close "shaves". We happily found a parking spot (very tight) and got out of the car - though it took us a minute or two to steady our shaking knees :o)
What a treat it was for us to see the original office and home of the author, James Herriot (Alf Wight). He is one of our favorite authors who wrote," All Creatures Great and Small" and many other wonderful books.
We used the audio guide (the remote I am holding in the pic) and took part in all of the interactive activities they had in his office and home. Angela milked a cow (see pic), examined x-rays and pulled a baby calf out of the backside of a "fake cow" - hmmm - maybe she has a future doing something like that.
Tom was in his glory - we took pics of him in the house, by Alf's car, in his office and even the makeshift tv studio they recreated from the tv series, All Creatures Great and Small. It was a very fun day. We dined in a great little cozy pub out of the rain and damp cold. Ahhh - warmth and some good food. On the way back to York, we sought out the Byland Abbey (built in the early 1200's) it was a mere skeleton of it's glory days but a treasure to behold nestled in the hidden countryside.
We made it back to York without calamity though the roundabouts with their various exits gave us a scare at one point when we thought we were going in the wrong direction. Tom quickly turned around and got us back on track.
We came back for another round of hot tea and biscuits, have been watching American Idol - of course, what else do you do in England, watch American T.V. Now we are contemplating supper. We will walk down into York for supper - Angela wants pizza as all she really has eaten for 2 months are potatoes. Tom wants to be more adventurous - I'll let you know who won tomorrow.
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