Sal's Gone Home

I just got back from taking Sal to the airport for her day-long trip back to MN. She's flying through Arizona so she won't get in until after 8pm. It was soft weather this morning; a bit of a shower here and there. The bay looked amazing -- calm and reflecting the soft grey light coming through the big fluffy clouds. I wish I had taken my camera.

Yesterday we spent watching TV (A's win! A's win!! now up 2-0, sorry Sal) and reading and napping. I cooked a bit but mostly we were just relaxing. In the evening we did some trip planning. We've decided that while we have the car and will be as far north as the Lake District that we should go on up to Carlisle and visit Hadrian's Wall. So we researched the best places to do that that won't be too far out of our way.

Then we researched entrance fees and hours so we can make sure we have enough cash for each day. We determined which sights had highest priority for us and which ones we'll do if we have extra time. It's hard to gauge how much time it will take to walk from place to place. I don't know how big these towns are.

I think Cardiff will be the tightest schedule because we're doing two out-of-town sights: Caerphilly Castle and The Museum of Welsh Life in St. Fagans. We're heading to Bath that evening which isn't a long trip (1 hour) but our B&B in Bath would like us to check in by 6pm. I might contact them and see if we can check in later. That would give us more time at the Museum because we have to take the bus back to Cardiff and then go collect our bags before catching the train to Bath.

We had a bit of a scare yesterday when I checked Sal's flight; the price had gone up by $60. We'd been holding off on purchasing it, hoping the price would go down because it was at $527 which was $80 more than mine (and I'm coming from San Fran!). We checked again this morning and the price for hers had gone back down to $527 so we purchased it immediately. She had a $300 voucher from getting bumped off a flight a few months ago so she's only going to have to pay $227. Pretty good for a flight to London!