Well i had the best day in Dorset so far. Today was my first day off after 8 days of work in a row, so i made the most of it and took off in one of the cars with Kirsty (seen in the photos on Flickr) who also had the day off.
Since learning that Stonehenge was kind of near by here, i was like, i HAVE to go. So we have just spent all day basically cruising around the stunning Dorset countryside, visiting castles etc (including the one they used for the Kevin Costner Robin Hood movie!), and of course we drove out to see Stonehenge!
It was absorlutely amazing. The stones weren't as big and spread out as what i thought they might have been, but they were still surely awesome to say the least. It was really cool cos they have little mobile phone style speaker thingies that you hold up to your ear as you go around and it narrates the history and myths of the stones at 7 different points around the area. Of course you're not allowed to touch them, there is fencing all around it that you can't pass, but you do get close enough.
I did take a far few photos, but im just going to chuck a few on cos it takes like 30 mins for this computer to upload about 6 photos! Anyway, so after we did our day trip, we finished up at the local gym, which was ggggreat. Obviously i haven't been to a proper gym in almost 4 months (GASP!), but i felt fantastic, no different to what i did back home. I have been trying pretty hard to stay fit and healthy though, running 4-5 times almost every week when i could, so its definitely paid off.
Tomorrow me and Kirsty will hit the gym again, then i have to work lunch, then there is a festival at a local gardens/nature park thingy about 2k from Farnham which sounds as if it going to be pretty cool. There is supposed to be bands and stalls and all sorts of things. Supposedly its a bit exxy to get in, but the owner of the Museum, Vicky, buys the girls tickets every year apparently, so we get in free! So us girls, Kirsty, Sian and Bryony are going to pack a lunch and head there after lunch service here tomorrow, should be an awesome afternoon i think.
Im also starting to get a better idea of what i want to do after leaving here. I really like working here, but im getting itchy feet already, i want to keep traveling so badly! Bryony just got back from a week in the Scottish Highlands and said she had the most amazing time of her life and she's going back ASAP. I was just looking at the photos she took also and they look incredible. So when i finish here, i was thinking of doing a week there, then getting a Eurail ticket, which gives you pretty much unlimited train access in 18 countries of Europe (not including Britian...how shite) for a certain time period (depending on the ticket you purchase).
Bryony also did this before coming to work here and said it was one of the best things she's ever done. So yeah, ive calculated that i should have a fair enough amount of money to be about to buy one of these tickets for 2 months (about 720 Euro or AU$1,100) which isn't too bad considering. I will still of course have to pay accommodation etc, but at least ill be free to just go where ever i want, when ever i want to, in most countries id like to visit. So i was looking to do that during September, October i imgine, and even into November, after ive got enough money from working here.
Also Ty was planning on doing the Camino de Santiago in Spain, which i might just join him for part of it i think, so thats at the end of September as well. Im getting all excited just thinking about it all!! Theres so much to do and so little time and money to do it! Plus i don't want to leave it all too late cos its going to start getting mighty cold. The weather today was the most amazing ive seen since ive been here, and for some reason i can't imagine thats its going to last too long!
OH!! And its my birthday in 2 weeks tomorrow, YEY! LOL 23, Im getting old :-D
I was thinking of just trying to arrange the other girls to get the night off (there are a few random other local girls who work here too, so they might cover us...cross fingers) and just having a nice night here having dinner at the pub, i think that would be awesome. So yeah, i have that to look forward to as well! I am working alot, but im still trying to make sure i keep my eye on the goal, to keep traveling. I don't want to get bogged down. It would be lovely to continue to stay here, but theres so much more to see, i can't wait to get started!
Well do check out my photos of Stonehenge etc, they're pretty cool. Theres only a few there anyway. More updates soon guys! OX
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