Hello everyone,
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| Our new van |
I hope things are going well for you and that you are enjoying school. Say hi to your teachers for me! The last few days we have been doing a lot of driving in a rental car until we were able to buy a "campervan." That's the British word for a motor home. We got a cute, small volkswagen westfalia which you can see in the picture. We will try it out tomorrow and we plan to stay in it a fair bit as we travel around.
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| Stonehenge built in 3,000 BCE |
When we were waiting for the van to be ready, we were able to visit some ancient sites. We went to Stonehenge, which is circles of stones put up by stone age people. So 5000 years ago, before they had any tools except stone tools, and before the wheel was even invented, people put up these giant stones. It is a mystery how they could have moved these stones or how they could have lifted them to stand up. The other mystery is--what are the stones all about? Some people think they are a giant calendar because the sun shines exactly through the arch of stones onto a special "heel" stone on the summer solstice (June 21st). Also, every month on the 21st the sun shines exactly through a different arch. Stonehenge is a truly amazing place. The giant stones are carved to have a big hump in the top that fits into a hole carved into the lentil or crossways stone. It is an ancient mortise and tennon joint (I"m not actually sure I've got that wording correct--ask your teacher's what it should be!)
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