Thursday, August 2nd- Inverness (with a trip to Dingwall aka Tulloch Castle). Inverness. In the morning we went to Culloden (where the Battle of Culloden took place.) After this battle (which the Scots lost), Bonnie Prince Charlie went into hiding (Flora MacDonald disguised him as her “lady’s maid”) and eventually made it to Greece where he remained ‘til he died. Clan Davidson did fight in this battle, they made up part of Clan Chattan (according to Wikipedia). Anyway, so the battlefield now has blue flags which show where the Scots line was and red flags which show where the British line was. There are also stones that show where the heads of certain clans “fell” and other stones which represent where the clans stood on the field. In the middle is a stone memorial. url=http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/nairn/fort... read more

Tuesday, July 31, 2007- Edinburgh: We stayed in Edinburgh for two nights, so I didn’t have to worry about leaving my luggage in the hallway (at this point I’ve already gone back to having two suitcases- I’ll just load the one myself). We stayed at The George Hotel- it was four star and beautiful. Our room was gorgeous but getting to our room was not. We had to go down a long hallway, take an elevator up, go to the end of another hallway, go down a flight of stairs and go to the end of the hallway, right next to the Maid’s closet. Friggin Labyrinth. Rest of the hotel and our room made up for it though. In the morning, Margie, our tour guide took the morning to catch up on her paperwork so we ... read more

Sunday, July 29, 2007, Glasgow to Carlisle: 6:15am- Get the wake up call. Having taken my shower the night before I proceed to condense my two suitcases into one (since Globus will only “Take care” of one.) We’re suppose to leave our suitcases outside our hotel room door when we go down to breakfast at 7am. 7:30am- I am dressed and everything is repacked. I go down stairs and join the group for breakfast but, thanks to my insanity, I am too nervous to eat anything so I have OJ and enjoy the heartburn for the next 30 minutes. Our guide, Margie, asks where my suitcase is and I said it’s in the hall. They mean it when they say leave it at 7am. 7:45am- I go and find Margie and ask what she’s heard about ... read more

It only took 3 years, but I am "publishing" the Scotland Log! Due to strong language, it shall be rated "R". Also, there is soooooo much editing that needs done, but I don't have the time. Most of these journal entries were written late at night and I was exhausted. That, and I drink quite heavily. Enjoy! ------------- Friday, July 27th- Los Angeles to Philadelphia to Glasgow (oh my!) 3am- Dave takes me the airport. Plane doesn’t leave ‘til 10:20am but the thought of being stuck on the 405 in Friday morning rush hour traffic does not agree with my IBS. 5am- US Airways ticket line opens and I can stand in line for tickets. Get to the counter and we put my one suitcase up on the scale to be checked and it’s 78 pounds. ... read more