Letters From London: Medieval Dover Castle and Surroundings

Trip to Dover Castle and the TUNNELS

Greetings from the UK! As you may have already seen the pictures on our blog, we would like to tell you a little of the trip. We were very impressed with the Castle, even more so than some of the others we’ve seen, because it was furnished with period furniture etc. The kitchens, especially, gave you a good idea of how the people lived and survived in that time. (1100AD) They even had fires burning in the huge fireplaces and boy was I green with envy. I would love to have one of those in my home someday. The chalky hills of the coast were impressive. We have been told to go and visit a place called Beachy Head to really see how much more impressive they can be. Some of the tunnels were excavated prior to WW II and prior to King Henry II. We did a wonderful tour through the war-time tunnels, used in the defense of the country during WWII. I’m sure they were a god-send for the military, but it would have taken a bit of Vitamin Z (Zoloft) for me to stay down there day after day. We tried in vain to spot the coast of France, which is less than 30 miles away, but it was quite hazy that day. However, the view and watching the large ferry’s come and go to various points on the French coast was exciting. Maybe, someday, we will be on one of those, or maybe, riding thru the Chunnel too.

We are on our way to visit with the Turners tomorrow. We will spend the Conference weekend with them in Nottingham. We are excited to see their renovated barn home (which is luxurious we are sure) and the drive up there will do us good. They have been so very kind to us. Hope Niel doesn’t get another ticket. Hopefully, Ian Turner will teach him how to drive and what to watch out for in the future. He thinks that he got another ticket because we got lost on our way to Costco’s in Croydon on Monday and stopped to work with the GPS, then realized that we were stopped in a Bus Lane. We quickly left and will just have to wait and see what happens. (You live and learn.)

Everyone have a good weekend listening to conference. I may be asking questions of my grandkids about it. It will be a new and different experience for us, as we will be 7 hours ahead and can’t listen to it as it happens.

Love to All, Carolee, Granny, Mom and Niel, Gramps, Dad