(Wet) Wells Adventures

We woke up Friday to a wet, cloudy forecast, and didn't have big plans for the day. After spending much of it inside, Stace could take no more. He decided he was going out, and maybe some of us could join him.

Cora and I got ready to go along for the ride, while Violet opted to stay home with Nan and Pop.

Since Cora loved her tour of Gloucester Cathedral, we took her to Wells, which boasts one of two cathedrals in Somerset. It was drizzly when we arrived, so we didn't get a great view of the beautiful, ancient homes near the cathedral.

But no matter. The cathedral was still beautiful (and dry) and its cloisters were gorgeous and bright.

Look at that architecture!

We were incredibly blessed to visit the cathedral while the choir was rehearsing. If you look very closely, you can see the choir director through the open doorway below.

While we admired the stained glass images of Christ, their voices rose to sing Handel's Messiah. What a moment!

This clock is absolutely amazing. Dating from 1390, it's the second-oldest working clock in the world. Above it is a display of knights jousting, which runs every quarter hour. I imagine 650 years of awestruck children waiting for, and then watching, this marvel of ancient technology.

In the cathedral gift shop, Cora found the most amazing souvenir. She always looks sadly through the personalized gifts in shops, not finding her own less-than-typical name.

Here, though, was the personalized pen for her: "They Don't Have Your Name. Clearly a unique individual."

When we left, we found the rain had upped its game on us.

Seriously.

We were soaked through by the time we reached the car; Stace drove home with his sopping-wet jeans in the boot. Good thing we weren't stopped on the way home.

We still enjoyed our adventure, though!