And overall all went very well but the weather was atrocious. We had overcast skies, very strong winds, pouring rain and cold temperatures but have managed to avoid the flooding that has devastated central England. I may have to deal with that later when I’m driving from Chelmsford to Bristol.
Southampton is a fairly large city and, as all British cities, full of history. It wasn’t raining when I got back to the hotel today so I walked up to the city center and looked around. In addition to the Mayflower and Titanic using this as a port of debarkation it seems over 2 million US soldiers left here for the Continent during World War II—beginning with the Normandy Invasion.
I am beginning to get the hang of the British road system now but am not completely comfortable. I’m working with the national bus company this trip and today got to drive a double-decker bus—not on the street but in the terminal and it is a strange experience. Tonight is my last night here and tomorrow morning I’m going to leave early and drive up to Stonehenge then around London to Chelmsford. Overall this first week has gone well.
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