Scotland Continued

We're still having a blast but have continued to have driving challenges. After leaving Inverness (not a very interesting place), we decided to drive along the more "tranquil" east side of Loch Ness. That meant long stretches of curvy single track roads, which means the road is only wide enough for one car. When a car approaches in the other direction, one or the other of you have to pull off onto a "passing pullover" (if you can find one). What for Lisa was a beautiful trip, for Garrett was a white-knuckled thrill ride around blind turns and hills. Adding to the excitement, were the gigantic tour buses making the same trip. When two of them met on the single track road, it was quite an ordeal! We did make one wonderful stop, at the Foyer Falls. We hiked down to view the falls, which look like Amber Ale rather than water. Interestingly, when you stare at the falls for a few seconds and then look off to the side, the rocky walls appear to be moving, an optical illusion called the Foyer effect.

We finally got to Glasgow, thinking that the worst was behind us, but proceeded to slog through street layouts that make absolutely no sense at all. Add to that incomplete maps and driving on the wrong side of the road, and Garrett was gritting his teeth and surviving some anxious moments, while turning corners and trying to find where we're going whilst not getting front-ended. However, we managed to find the cathedral, a nice B&B and a wonderful Tapas restaurant. The meal was the reward for the driving conditions.

Today, we managed to find our way out of the city and stopped in Abington (no not in Montgomery County), a sleepy little town with one hotel and pub. A tasty lunch revived us and fueled us in and through Carlisle. We stopped and found a place for the night and thus found ourselves an opportunity to check email and update the blog.

Tomorrow we're off to Manchester with a stop along Hadrian's Wall. Thinking of you all and missing our puppy. We hope all are doing well! Thanks to Josh & Trev for the brief notes. We'd love to hear from the rest of you too!