So many cows

Getting up at 6.30 definitely has its advantages - the construction hadn't started yet so it was blessedly quiet.
Brittney and I met up at 8 to head over to the coach station. When we booked the tickets, it said that we had to pick them up at the station, but we had no idea where. This is why I like getting places early.
Whd we were off! Unfortunately, the coach was really bloody cold, so that was annoying. And I wish I had more food in my kitchen - the only portable stuff I had was nutella and a bagel, so that's whati had for lunch (the other stuff is cereal, pasta, food like that).
On the drive, I saw so many pretty cars :] From what I saw when we drove through Bristol, I want to go back (I say that for a lot of the places I visit...). But yeah, that's petty much what I did for 6 hours - stare out the window and listen to Pride and Prejudice. I lobe that book :D
I didn't take as many pictures of the countryside today because I realised that I don't have any way to charge my camera. Ibreally hope it doesn't die on me.
After Exeter, we drove through some pretty sweet rain, but when we got to Plymouth it was a beautiful day. Brittney and I met Mrs Harper and walked around the city for a bit. It's a huge dock and port town, sonit was hit pretty bad during the Blitz. We saw the launching site for the Mayflower - that was pretty cool :D
Then we went to the Harpers' home. There's Mrs Harper, Mr Harper, and their two childen, Sophie and Philip. Sophie is vacationing this weekend, but Philip was around tonight. The house is adorable and it's got a wonderful view. When we walked in, there was bread baking and the house smelled amazing. We got some tea and chocolate banana bread (which was so good!) and sat out in the backyard to talk for a bit. The last students the Harpers hosted were Chinese, so they were interested to know about America. We talked about differences and our backgrounds and things like that. It's so beautiful, I love the rolling hills and I've got the bedroom that faces out that way :D Its so quiet too, so peaceful. Rather unlike London :]
After tea, we had some time before dinner would be ready, so Brittney and I worked on some homework for a little while. The homemade lasagna we had was so yummy, and the bread had finished so we got some of that too :] Very good dinner.
After dinner, we went up to Kit Hill. It's the tallest hill in the area, and the views were stunning - I loved it. We were walking along and suddenly there were some cows just chilling off to the side. It was pretty funny :]
Oh my gosh, Philip and Mr Harper have motorbikes! They were talking about it and Philip offered to showme and Brittney. Mr Harper said that we wouldn't be interested in that, but I raised my hand and said 'I would.' They're so cool! Philip's is red and Mr Harper's is black. I got to sit on his dad's - it was lighter - and Philip gave me a basic overview of how it worked. He turned it on, and when I twisted the throttle it sent adrenaline through my spine. I want a motorbike.
The village we're in is so cute, and small. I love it :D
Tomorrow we're going to take a bike ride around the area, I'm excited.
Till then,
-Carly B
ps - I'm typng this on my iPod, so sorry if some of it doesn't actually make sense. I can't proofread what I've typed...