Tanner arrived on August 9th. Exhausted from years of school, study for the bar exam, and a long flight, all he wanted to do is get a hamburger at Five Guys and get to bed. I’ve got to say that is the best burger by 10x of anything we have had since leaving. For the next two weeks, we have been spending the evenings and weekends trying to cram in all our favorite places to visit in Northern England. One of the most moving is Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire. I will post a couple more pictures although there are already some in other posts. The location, history, and antiquity of this place really speaks to us–and it did to Tanner as well. There was a light rain falling, so we had the place to ourselves–except for a hedgehog that paid us a visit.
Fountain Abbey
Our visitor
In the Lakes District, we visited the homes of Beatrix Potter and William Wordsworth. Tanner got introduced to the single lane walled roads–more exciting than a Tom Cruise car-chase. He has now left for London for a couple of days on his own. Here are a few pictures of our time spent with Tanner.
Conwy Castle (that is Tanner on the top of the tower on the left with the blue shirt)
The town with the longest name in Wales (58 letters)–almost the entire length of the train station.
Bodnant Gardens (in Wales)
The “Pike” overlooking Chorley and area
Enjoying the view from the “Pike”
Tanner and Kathy at Wordsworth’s home
This is actually a big hairy dog that jumps into its master’s arms on command
Tanner being a good-sport participant in the Ghost Tour in York
On the missionary side of things, we decided to give one of our neighbors the first annual “Neighborhood Garden of the Year Award.” John Bailey (a retired ice cream dealer) was thrilled. He won a plate of Kathy’s best homemade cookies. We had a very nice visit with him.
We had an outstanding youth sacrament meeting last Sunday. They had just attended the English version of EFY and each bore very impressive testimonies and performed a very well done musical piece. Some very talented kids here.
Tonight, we are on our way to help out with a family struggling with new challenges.
Love to all.