Today we had the option of either walking 45 minutes to Hill Farm or taking a coach there. Hill Farm is Beatrix Potter’s property. We took a tour of her house – I still hate touring authors’ homes – then we went back to Hawkshead. We had another 45 minutes until the coach left, so we explored the area and grabbed lunch. We went to a little café for lunch. We ordered take away lunches, which turned out to be £2 cheaper than eating in, so I got a delicious tuna melt for only £3 – such a steal!
I am so glad that I brought my pillow on the coach with me, because it makes napping on the coach so much more comfortable. I still hate sleeping on coaches/cars/planes. Guess I’ll have to get used to it… for backpacking. I fell asleep on our drive to Preston. Today is a day of church history… oh boy (sarcasm)! We met some Mormon tour guide and he led us around Preston. It was awful. First, they gave us these ridiculous headsets, so we looked like an idiotic American tour group. Then, we got to walk all over Preston going to places that the very first missionaries went to when they preached in Preston… not interesting. The worst part was when we were walking through this huge park. Swarms of bugs would descend upon us without warning. It was awful – all of the sudden we would be surrounded by dark clouds of bugs. I hated it! I hate bugs! I finally lost it towards the end of the tour and could no longer even pretend to pay attention. I found this super long stick (more like a branch) and ran around poking Allyson with it. Don’t know why I found this so funny/amusing, but I was practically crying with laughter. I guess I had snapped. Ally and I weren’t the only ones who were going insane. Haha at one point Allyson told me she would give me £1 to run through a flock of pigeons, so I did. I got a lot of strange looks, but it fit my mood. The best part of the tour was the end when we got to get back on the coach.
We then drove to the Preston Temple. The grounds were pretty, but the temple itself was grey and dull. It only had one spire. I like when temples are white and not square. Didn’t stay there very long, just long enough for people to take photos and walk around.
Now we are in Liverpool. On the drive in, the professors tried to pull a prank on us by announcing that our Wuthering Heights papers were due as we got off the bus. Not very funny. I almost fell for it, until I realized that there was nothing assigned and it would be impossible to have time to write a paper. Not like I would have cared even if there really was one. We are staying at the Ibis hotel. It is better than the first Ibis we stayed in in York. My room isn’t freezing and the shower has water pressure. Haven’t really seen much of Liverpool. Went to dinner with Allyson, Cameron, and Calvin. We got fish and chips at some little store. They were pretty good. I was stuffed. Walked back to the hotel, watched Liverpool lose a football match, and then took a shower. Uneventful night. Cut my fingernails and toenails – that’s about it. Can’t wait to get back to London!
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