Tuesday, May 30, 2000
The Plan:
Day trip to Salisbury/Stonehenge
Bath Spa -   Salisbury        0       30.05.00    8:35 -  9:28 = 0:53 Leg 3
Bath Spa -   Salisbury        0       30.05.00    9:35 - 10:29 = 0:54
Bath Spa -   Salisbury        0       30.05.00   10:35 - 11:28 = 0:53

                        Guide Friday Bus Tours
Departures From            Mon To Sat             Sun & Bank Holidays
Salisbury railway station  10.00 12.00 14.00      10.40 12.40 14.40
Blue Boar Row (Pizza Hut)  10.10 12.10 14.10      10.50 12.50 14.50

     Dep / Arr     Mon - Sat              Sun & Bank Holidays
Dep Stonehenge     11.15 13.15 15.15     11.55 13.55 15.55
Arr Salisbury RR   11.45 13.45 15.45     12.25 14.25 16.25
Arr Blue Boar Row  12.10 14.10 15.50     12.50 14.50 16.30

Salisbury - Bath Spa          0       30.05.00    13:40 - 14:28 = 0:48
Salisbury - Bath Spa          0       30.05.00    14:40 - 15:28 = 0:48
Salisbury - Bath Spa          0       30.05.00    15:40 - 16:28 = 0:48
or
Salisbury - Exeter St. Davids       0       30.05.00  13:57    15:44     1:47
Salisbury - Exeter St. Davids       1       30.05.00  15:40    17:21     1:41
Salisbury - Exeter St. Davids       0       30.05.00  15:57    17:57     2:00
dinner
Exeter St. Davids -  Bath Spa       1       30.05.00   18:37   20:28     1:51
Exeter St. Davids -  Bath Spa       1       30.05.00   19:07   20:49     1:42
Exeter St. Davids -  Bath Spa       0       30.05.00   20:25   21:37     1:12
Exeter St. Davids -  Bath Spa       1       30.05.00   20:54   22:50     1:56


Reality:
0620 wake up, mostly cloudy (so was the weather)
0710 breakfast: bacon, sausage, OJ, grapefruit and orange slices, toast
0835 (3)Bath Spa -> Salisbury 0928
0928 arrive in Salisbury and walk to Cathedral in drizzle.

0940 pay admission to Cathedral, walk around









visit Richard Poore's descendants at poore.info

1100 pay admission to tower, begin tower tour

1200 reach highest point mortals are allowed to visit (200 feet up)

1300 lunch in snack bar: gammon, bread, strawberries, sprite
1330 walk back to train station, drizzle over
1340 pay taxi to take us to Stonehenge and wait
1355 arrive at Stonehenge, 5 minute queue for admission
1400 walk around Stonehenge, take lovely photos





1410 line in gift shop is ludicrous, skip it
1411 return to cab, return to Salisbury
1426 arrive at station, ride cost £30
1440 (4)Salisbury -> Bristol Temple Meads 15:45, partly cloudy
1600 (5)Bristol Temple Meads -> Weston super Mare 1633
1706 (6)Weston super Mare -> Taunton 1739
1748 wait 17 minutes 'til
1805 (7)Taunton -> Exeter St Davids 1835, sunny
1840 Brunel's Restaurant doesn't open 'til 1900
1845 The Artful Dodger is open.

1846 order Sprite and Mega Grill
1900 dinner arrives: sausage, egg over easy, pork chop, ham, rump steak, chips, onion rings
1930 walkies
2025 (8)Exeter St David's -> Bath Spa 2137

2200 read 'til oblivion