Beth and Dan rented a car for the weekend--actually they've rented it for ten days, so we can go away next weekend, as well. After going to the local farmer's market Saturday morning, we got in the car and headed east to the small town of York, where Gary and Dan toured the motor museum, and Beth and I checked out the Residency Museum (so-called because the Registrant Magistrate used to live there). Both were very interesting. But the best part was when we found the shop that sold both olives and chocolate. The owners have four acres of olive trees, and she preserves the olives in different brines. She also makes truffles and other chocolate delicacies from chocolate she orders from Belgium. Yum!
After that we drove a bit further to the tiny town of Beverley, where we stayed in the Beverley Hotel overnight. It was an old-fashioned place with no forced-air heat, so our rooms were 58 degrees, and the bathrooms were off the outside porch. Beth and I agreed it was almost like camping (except that we DID have electric blankets, thankfully!).
The next day we drove a couple more hours to Hyden, home of the Wave Rock, a granite formation that looks like a surfer's wave, formed by millions of years of water and silt. It was amazing!
Another formation near there is called the Hippo's Mouth, and you can see why:
Then we headed home and had a bite to eat. Monday will be a day of laundry and taking it easy, we think! More later.
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