England

York Minster was overwhelmingly vast and beautiful. We made Eucharist at the Minster in the afternoon. On the way out of town, our cab driver told us a local Yorkshire dirty joke which was not too naughty, but bad enough that I won't repeat it here.

Now that we're in Bath, we have access to proper tea for the first time all trip. We took advantage of that fact today after Eucharist by having tea at the Jane Austen Centre's Regency tea room. Then we had second tea at the Sally Lunn shop. The bus system in Bath is the worst we've ever encountered. Horrible off schedule, freezing cold boarding area, and rude obnoxious drivers. Thanks to them, we've had to stand outside in nasty weather for a couple of hours the past couple of days. But the B&B where we're staying is cozy and warm with the best mattress we've had all trip.

We are eager to get home. The gem of Canterbury is still before us. Tomorrow we round off our pilgrimage at the cathedral. We'll go to as many services as we can while we're there. Then it's two nights in Kensington, from where we'll explore the illuminated manuscripts and reliquaries at the museums and then head home. We'd appreciate continued prayers for safe travels.

On Thanksgiving, we'll be giving our parents a call and eating whatever we have in the freezer. See a lot of y'all next Sunday.

Love and Peace,
Summer