UK 2023

Welcome to the Vacation Log for our UK 2023 trip.  The primary audience for this website is us, written primarily by Tim.  We created it so that we can better remember our vacation, especially the small but great experiences that might otherwise fade away from us.  The secondary audience for this website is anyone who might want to plan a similar adventure.  If you have any questions, please visit the contact page.  

You may notice the dog icons next to each day.  This is the "Bingo Scale."  Bingo is our dog (who did not get to go with us to the UK).  The scale goes up to 5 Bingos out of 5.  One-Bingo is a bad day, Two-Bingo is not a great day but not especially bad, Three-Bingo is comparable to an average non-vacation day at home, Four-Bingo is a good vacation day, Five-Bingo is a Great vacation day.  And since some days just transcend the scale, a 6-out-of-5 Bingo day is paradise on earth.

One quick note about the churches.  While I was raised a dutiful preacher's kid, neither Kristin nor I are especially religious.  However, in the UK, churches are more than just religous centers.  They are the centers of community, and often centers of governance.  It is impossible to understand UK history without appreciating the role that churches played and continue to play in shaping and interpreting that history.  In addition, while churches in the US are often locked and tightly secured, churches in the UK are usually unlocked and unattended.  They are peaceful and contemplative places where visitors can hear themselves think, and where they can imagine the centuries of community that have centered there.