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One month down !

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 We have offically been "out" on our mission for 6 weeks but 1 full month in England !  We are getting better at roundabouts- 5 total honks in 4 weeks -we are taking as a huge win! Even though 2 of those were pretty agressive because, over here, you cannot just hang out in the "middle" lane of the freeway like we do at home!  Those 2 drivers let us know, as they madly were waving us to move over to the far left lane. We later learned the middle lane is simply for "overtaking" or passing a car only!  first drive on our own, such concentration to stay on the left !!                                                       haha -  any guesses what this road sign means?  We are settling in to English life - people walk every where over here, thus there are public footpaths to get you anywhere you want or need to go!  One of ou...

Our last 2 week of wanderings !

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 We have done a little exploring the last 2 weeks so here are the updates!  One of the first towns we got to visit is called Wells ! The towns and villages here are SO CHARMING ! You feel like you are wondering the streets of a fairy tale! Our trainers (the Lukes, who we replaced) and an amazing couple (the Tuttons) met us in the city of Wells for dinner. Delightful company and a beautiful place to meander in a cathedral and the Wells city center.  Look at that architecture !                               This is thought to be the 2nd oldest working clock in the world.                                               Dating from 1390, it still has its original dial We visited  Exeter , which is a college town, so loads of young adults. A couple of people had recommended a s...