22nd to 25th April
Twenty DonMoggers joined this trip to fantastic Salisbury. The historic cathedral has so many unique features from the cathedral having the tallest spire in the UK, a unique font reflecting the stain glass windows and on top of that it hosts the best preserved original 1215 Magna Carta.
Within the beautiful city there are many other museums to visit, such as Edward Heath’s house Arundells, The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire museum and lots more in the surrounding area.
We visited Stonehenge, as did many others, we even managed a sneaky selfie with some well- known DonMog characters.
Our drive out to Woodhenge, Old Sarum and the oldest inhabited village of Amesbury was through very beautiful unspoiled countryside – perfect Morgan country.
Over dinner we found that others in the group had been out exploring the area and some had visited the military museums.
Whilst at Stonehenge we were surprise to see some remarkable graffiti, left in 1968, on the entrance stone …. obviously somebody with a dare devil spirit and probably a devout connoisseur of Lardy cake.
Lardy cake is a local delicacy and also a calorific beast suitable for Bulgarian weightlifters.
The second night was pink evening. The origins of this mysterious practice are unknown to us but in any event many were in pink attire. As newer members we hope that future pink evenings do not turn more sinister with us adopting the pose of pink flamingos, standing on one leg and making noisy vocalisations, – we’ll have to wait and see.
Of course no trip would be complete without a couple of Moggy hiccups….
… Our Mog wouldn’t start after visiting Stonehenge; problem solved when we realised the ignition key immobiliser mechanism had fallen out (we were so relieved when Pete found it in his pocket!).
… Richard Davies had a battery problem but managed to source a fix locally and we all got home safely.
Many thanks to David and Judith Pawley for organising a fabulous trip.
Words & Pictures: Pete and Anne Beckett
Additional Pictures: Paul Fileman