Day 15: Celebration Day in Salisbury

Our journey complete for this year, we have a day to explore Salisbury, visit the celebrated cathedral, and scrub up for our celebration meal together.

For some, the celebration day starts with relaxation...

...or the final postcards.

Many walked into the city, some by the originally-planned route to the cathedral.

A chance to walk around the city and see the sights.

For some the walk took them to the cathedral...

The west doors were well and truly closed today.

The sun shone on the cathedral.

Patrick, trying to organise others and lead a group of pilgrims, managed to lose his charges to an ambush from the Gamble clan: he eventually wandered back looking confused!

After lunch on the grass of the cathedral close we returned to the cathedral for a visit.

From the inside you can see why opening the doors was a challenge.

The roof of the choir.

Our mention in the schedule for August.

The baptistry chapel.

Candle for prisoners of conscience in the Trinity Chapel.

One of many effigies.

An appropriate coat of arms in a grave stone on the floor.

A very flash tomb.

Howard and Theresa out in the town.

An alternative view of the cathedral.

Back to "base" - Bemerton Methodist Church.

Fr David celebrates our celebration Mass, leading into supper.

Simon, Maurice, Henriette and Francis.

Chris on percussion.

On your feet for Bind Us Together.

Frances, Margaret, Howard, Mike and Howard serve the meal.

Table pics:

Pat and Keith raise a toast.

Michael chats to Chris.

Angela and Michael catch up on the web diary.

Martyn proposes a toast to absent friends.

Peter makes the presentations to pilgrims.

Frances - our food chain.

Aruna - sarnie queen.

Joan - just Joan.

Bernie

Douglas

Ceri

Bridget

Patrick presents van-driver Martyn with a mug.

Mark in his "Salisbury Cathedral" socks.

Discussing proposed routes for 2009.

Keith shocks the ladies.

Your Pilgrimage Needs YOU!

The singing gets underway.

Margaret and Bernie.

More pilgrims read the diary.

Frances and her tambourine.

Joan and her young men.

Ann and Margaret look more refined.

Pat and Keith dancing.

Helen rates Anne's bottle playing.

And so to bed...