Hi Bell Parents and Friends,

Day 6 was quite a day. We boarded the bus at 8:00 AM for our two-hour trip to Salisbury Cathedral. Once there, we were greeted by Canon David Byford. The Salisbury Cathedral is probably the finest medieval cathedral in Britain. It has the tallest spire in Britian of 404 feet. The cathedral was all completed within one century. The ringers set up for their last concert on the tour. It was a very special concert which was well attended. The ringers knew that it was their last concert and Judy's last concert. They rose to the occasion. They were stupendous! In the audience, there were two adult handbell groups as well as children from the Cathedral School who had just returned from a tour in the United States. After the performance, the children and adult ringers came up to talk with our ringers. Then we took some pictures of Judy with the Calvin and Chapel groups plus Judy and the Senior ringers, Kirsten and Stefanie, and Rachel who will be moving to Boston.

We then had lunch in the town of Salisbury and hopped on the bus for our trip to Stonehenge. Stonehenge is one of the wonders of the prehistoric world. Its great stone circle stands at the center of an ancient ceremonial landscape containing over 450 standing burial mounds. Stonehenge evolved over a long period from about 2950 BC to the complex stone monument at about 1600 BC when it was abandoned. There are a lot of theories and myths about why Stonehenge was built and maintained for thousands of years, but it remains an unexplained mystery.

After Stonehenge, we returned to London for dinner and devotions. Tomorrow we have a big day planned including a visit to the London Eye, Buckingham Palace, Covent Gardens, Westminster Abbey, Kensington Palace, and possibly Harrods or Royal Albert Hall.

All for now,

George