Day 38 A Rest Day in Canterbury

On the City Wall at Dane John Gardens

We were considering the possibility of walking part of tomorrow's walk today and taking a bus to and from the starting/ending point, just to shave off a bit of what was going to be a very long walk tomorrow. But we decided instead to take the rest day we had planned in Canterbury.

In the late morning we went to the Canterbury Heritage Museum and enjoyed experiencing the history of Canterbury from prehistoric times through the twentieth century. The end was a little rushed, as there were hordes of schoolchildren dashing around by the time we were looking at the last few exhibit rooms. We then looked at a ruined Norman castle built in the twelfth century and walked the city wall back to our lunch spot, Azouma, a Moroccan restaurant. It was a buffet and we ate too much, but enjoyed the food greatly.

Inside the Norman Keep

Feeling some "museum fatigue," we rested at our motel room in the afternoon, writing up blog entries to be posted in the evening.

Evensong was at 5:30 p.m., and we found a place in the quire that allowed us to watch the choir director. He was energetic and joyous, with an expressive face that interpreted the music. It was good. We had hopes of getting a photo with Canon Clare after the service, but we couldn't find her. We settled for a photo of the two of us outside the cathedral, taken by a Canadian from Waterloo, Ontario who was impressed that we had a Blackberry.

We had a light dinner of nachos at a Wetherspoons pub so that we could use the free wifi there. Our hotel had wifi, but it was not free and we didn't feel like paying for it, especially since there was no indication of what the rates were.

Lights out early, for a good night's sleep before the big walk the next day.

10,028 steps, 7.521 km, 287.3 cal