One week and counting

The countdown has officially begun until our departure next week! (It's hard to believe it's already the middle of June and the LN85 program will start in London basically a week from now.) We had our second online class meeting this last Monday night and now I've got to start gathering up all of the miscellaneous supplies I've been collecting for several weeks now. The packing definitely has not yet begun, but at least more of my random to-dos are getting done, including finally posting a pseudo profile for this blog and planning the trip free time...

My must-see destinations list has honed more to a likely four destinations in England, and I have actual tentative plans for the free weekend, which is a nice change.

Destinations (in no particular order):
1. Canterbury—there's a really cute B&B in Canterbury with "beamy" rooms, but I'm thinking any trip there would be short-term
2. Chagford—a more unusual choice, but it also has a really cute, very old (16th century) B&B and ancestor appeal
3. Hampshire—the JA places (Winchester Cathedral and Chawton Cottage) would be neat to see, although again, likely a day trip
4. Hadrian's Wall—this is the odd/nerdy choice, I know, but interesting from the historical angle

None of those plans are official yet, although logically, the Hampshire and Chagford pair together since they're en route. Otherwise, I found a really cute kite to take (a class requirement), and I've gotten a lot of helpful hints from others about what to bring/not to bring along with me. Poor Peep still has no name, but perhaps I'll get inspired (or someone else will suggest one). :)