Day 52: Sunday
We woke up early for church, had toast and tea for breakfast, and head out around 9. The church was small and the congregation was mostly old people, except a couple children and a 16-year old boy. The service was dedicated to the Republic of South Sudan since it’s its one year anniversary. After church we went to look at the chickens they have, and I decided chickens are a little cute. After we got home we had some tea while Elli showed her grandparents pictures from Rome. They were a bit overwhelmed, so we spared trying to show them the rest of our trip, and we began making lunch. We had cheese sandwiches and egg sandwiches, salad, apple, grapes, and yogurt. Afterward Elli and I decided to go out to the beach to see the sea, so we figured out the buses and were on our way. The contrast from my beach gear from two weeks ago to now is a perfect epitomization of the difference between Italy and England. To go to Cinque Terre, I brought sunscreen, a towel, a dress, and my bikini. To go to the Channel, I wore jeans, a cardigan, a sweatshirt, and a scarf. We got to ride on the top of a double-decker bus! The best part was when we would hit trees and it would make a loud noise on the top. Finally we arrived at the beach, and it wasn’t too windy and the sun was shining a little bit. There were ominous rain clouds in the other direction, but thankfully we never got rained on. We walked down to the water, rolled up our pants to stand in the sea, and took pictures. Then we just wandered down the beach for about an hour. I picked up some shells to bring home along the way, and we got ice cream when we decided to turn around. It had a kit kat in the middle, it was amazing! My feet were starting to hurt from walking in the sand and my muscles were getting sore by the time we made it back to the bus stop, and I was also so exhausted that I took a little nap sitting down waiting for the bus, which was a double decker again. We had a half hour wait in Poole for the bus to Broadstone, so we went to a grocery store and got some chips, but they kicked us out as they were closing. The bus was supposed to arrive within 10 minutes, however, it was 25 minutes late. As soon as the bus arrived it was evident as to why it was so late. The bus driver was excruciatingly slow and took forever to get everyone on, and a bunch of people only had big bills and he couldn’t make change. Finally we were on our way, and when the bus dropped us off we walked as fast as we could because we were late for dinner and thought granny and granddad would be worried. Dinner was roast chicken, carrots, beans, bacon, and potatoes. I ate through my veggies so I could enjoy the rest of my meal, only to be given more veggies. Oh well, I was full. And the potatoes were delicious. Dessert was loganberries. After dinner I showered and then we sat down to watch the Kite Runner together. It is impossible not to get emotional during that movie, and I choked up a couple times. After the movie I was tired and very ready for bed. We plan on going to the library in the morning to use the internet, but other than that I don’t know what our plans are.
