We got up a little earlier to make the trip down to Dover which is on the Southeastern coast of England. The cliffs in the area are made of chalk and show up as white, hence "The White Cliffs of Dover." The trip down took around 1.5 hours, using the M25 for most of the way.
We made it up to Dover Castle, it was 14 pounds for entrance. This is one of the best things I have done here yet. Great experience, would recommend to anyone you can easily spend 4 hours or more there. The castle was built by Henry II and was never really used as a permanent base. There are tunnels which were used during World War II to plan to evacuation from France when the Germans were advancing. The D Day invasion was also planned in part in the tunnels. During the Battle of Brittan a hospital in the tunnels was used to treat injuries from the fighting.
The great tower is a nice place to go through, it is one of the most complete castles left. They have things setup to look as close to what it looked like back when it was used for its original purpose. The roof is open and has a good view out to the Channel.
After we finished up walking around the grounds we drove over to Canterbury. We went through the cathedral. Very nice, strange to go to a place where a religion is based out of. After that we drove along the coast. This was around a 80 mile diversion. The first third was good, but then it got dark and lots of corners on the road.
Tomorrow it is off to Cambridge.
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