2025 England Pilgrimage - Part 2 Homeward Bound – Day 19 of 2025 England Pilgrimage October 7, 2025October 7, 2025 Tuesday 10/7/2025 Jennie worked from home today so she was up when we came downstairs, showered and packed. She offered me a cup of chai and I ate some breakfast as we chatted. Steve came down to say goodbye. After many thanks and big hugs, we left their home just… Continue Reading
2025 England Pilgrimage - Part 2 Kidlington – Day 18 of 2025 England Pilgrimage October 7, 2025October 7, 2025 Monday 10/6/2025 Jennie had to go to work today so she was out of the house before we were up. (I’m sorry, Jennie!) Today is our last full day in the UK so before going downstairs for tea and breakfast, I worked on repacking my suitcase. Gregg had worked on… Continue Reading
2025 England Pilgrimage - Part 2 Salisbury & Avebury– Day 17 of 2025 England Pilgrimage October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 Sunday 10/5/2025 Today was packed full of wonderful experiences and gems. Though we saw a lot, I didn’t feel rushed. We just enjoyed the journey together as the day unfolded. We knew we all wanted to begin with church at Salisbury Cathedral. The Eucharistic Service was at 10:30. After easing… Continue Reading
2025 England Pilgrimage - Part 2 Salisbury – Day 16 of 2025 England Pilgrimage October 4, 2025October 4, 2025 Saturday 10/4/2025 Last night, Jennie, Gregg, and I picked up Steve at the train station and drove an hour and a half to Salisbury. Steve has a small rental townhouse built in 1901 near the center of town so we are staying there for the weekend. It was rainy on… Continue Reading
2025 England Pilgrimage - Part 2 Quiet Day in Kidlington – Day 15 of 2025 England Pilgrimage October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 Friday 10/3/2025 Today is rainy so we decided to have a quiet day at the house. Well, actually, we first walked into Kidlington to pick up a few grocery items at the Tesco while it was still just drizzling. We took the towpath to the right, walked to the first… Continue Reading
2025 England Pilgrimage - Part 2 Local Circular Path Walk – Day 14 of 2025 England Pilgrimage October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 Thursday 9/2/2025 Today, Gregg and I took another long (7.5-ish miles) yet leisurely walk. We began at the towpath behind the townhouse again, but this time we went to the left instead of the right. It was curious to see the differences in narrowboats in that direction. One section looks… Continue Reading
2025 England Pilgrimage - Part 2 Walk to Oxford’s Christ Church Cathedral – Day 13 of 2025 England Pilgrimage October 1, 2025October 1, 2025 Wednesday 10/1/2025 Hello, October! You arrived in Kidlington with a surprise drizzle this morning. That couldn’t change our plans. Jennie and Steve’s home has a lovely and relaxing small back yard. It has wood fencing on the sides and a brick and rock wall along the back. Directly behind their… Continue Reading
2025 England Pilgrimage - Part 2 Walk Wolvercote to Binsey Church to Godstow Abbey – Day 12 of 2025 England Pilgrimage September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 Tuesday 9/30/2025 Gregg and I took a long walk today. We parked at a carpark in Wolvercote about 10 minutes from the house. We were parked for almost six hours and walked over seven miles. The weather was perfect to be outdoors – blue sky, a few clouds, warm sun,… Continue Reading
2025 England Pilgrimage - Part 2 Glastonbury, Wells, Bath(ish) – Day 11 of 2025 England Pilgrimage September 29, 2025September 30, 2025 Monday, 9/29/2025 – Michaelmas Gregg and I were out of the house by 6:30 this morning, driving to visit some of our “westerly” destinations of interest. It took us three hours to drive to Glastonbury. There are many legends associated with this area including that Joseph of Aramathea brought Jesus… Continue Reading
2025 England Pilgrimage - Part 2 Oxford, Burford, Bladon, Hanborough – Day 10 of 2025 England Pilgrimage September 29, 2025September 29, 2025 Sunday 9/28/2025 This morning we worshipped at St. Barnabas Jericho – Oxford’s Basilica. It is an Anglo-Catholic Church in the Jericho area of Oxford. Historically this area had been low income. (Though now, with the proximity to Oxford University, the real estate prices have surely risen.) When the church was… Continue Reading