Today was a beautifully relaxing day spent with our meet-a-family. Norry picked us up in the morning and drove us to their house in Rauceby. It had snowed a couple inches during the night and we decided to have some fun with hand brake slides in a parking lot on the way! haha We got to walk on an actual piece of the Ermine Road (built by Romans in the 100s connecting London to York I think). When we got to their house the first thing we did was meet their dog 
Bracken is a golden retriever who loves to eat carrots and paper napkins. They are also caring for a black lab right now so I was really excited!! Our afternoon consisted of building a snowman in their backyard, drinking coffee and eating an excellent meal Marilynne cooked for us. We took the dogs for a walk in the evening and it was brilliantly quiet and clear… Past the sheep and snowdrops, down empty lanes under blue skies with Scottish crosses (Norry is Scottish and pointed out the patterns made by plane tracks) When we got back to their house we chatted for a bit and then showed them some pictures from our travels… during which both Sam and I passed out in our recliners. Norry and Marilynne took pictures of us passed out on the couch! haha We woke up to sandwiches and cakes On the way home I learned his son in London has a Ninja- very cool! However, he took his girlfriend on a trip of about 300 miles on it… can you imagine riding on the back of my bike for 300 miles??!!!!!- ouch!! haha
Now I’m back at Harlaxton, working on homework and checking out the next trip to book
