After a few hours sans-alcohol we headed to Avebury stone circle (well unsurprisingly initially we headed to the pub at the circle). Unfortunately I couldn't stay long, having to hoof it back to Brighton, but I have many a fond memory of Avebury.

Back in our college days there were 3 of us that would hang about together having met up in our philosophy A-Level class, Whelk, Fifi and me. Relatively often we'd be walking to class, or smoking in the pigpen-type area provided for those of us who smoked, and not really feel the necessary vibe to be attending whatever class was next. In those days (now 13 odd years back-jees!) I had my first car, a lovely little 950cc burgundy fiesta, with no cassette player...no sounds!! So Fifi had a younger sister who had one of those brown fisherprice battery powered he-uge tape players with 3 massive darker brown buttons which we'd requisition for our journey's and off we'd go. Avebury circle became somewhat of a regular haunt for us, sitting out next to the standing stones, 3 of which we named after oursleves. I even now have some pcitures Whelk drew of me sitting there, and of the stones. We even tried divining once, with some metal coathangers we'd fashioned into an appropriate shape...gotta say guys, those puppies did cross when we walked over or along a leyline!!!

So yep it was a fitting and long-overdue return.