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I made it home in one piece yesterday. My parents (they had been on a trip to Toronto and flew home to Winnipeg on the same flight I was on after flying into Toronto from London) and I arrived home at 11:30PMIsh. I was able to go straight to sleep as I was exhausted and it was 5:30AM the next day for me. I hadn't slept since the night before as the flight was during the day in London time. I had a great trip. It was an amazing experience. I am already looking into potential trips for next summer. I was thinking of doing another Contiki tour called Road to Athens but, it (along with most tours I want to do) starts in London and it is the Olympics there next summer. I might go ... read more

Day 13: I keep on meaning to discuss the people on the tour. Most of the people are very friendly. We have one person on the tour that nobody can stand but that is it. I am not having too much trouble with the party reputation the tour company has. There are a few people who are happy to not party and return to the hotel at an early enough time (like myself). The tour guide warned us about the Contiki cough at the start of the tour and many people have fallen victim to the cough. Myself, I haven't got the cough but, I do have a bit of throat thing going on-nothing too serious, just a tinkle in the throat. The Internet wasn't free yesterday so I didn't use it. Today was free thankfully. ... read more

Today we had an morning walking tour (unfortunately in the rain) of Londonderry before heading out on a long drive to Galway. The tour of Londonderry was amazing with a great tour guide. The tour guide provided a lot of information on the conflict and issues in Londonderry. During my time in Northern Ireland I enjoyed learning about the Northern Ireland history (especially about the conflicts) in Belfast and Londonderry We then drove for a few hours before a lunch stop on the way to Galway. I provided the lunchtime entertainment for the Aussie I was sitting with as I had a struggle with my taco kebab (a wrap with taco meat and ridiculously runny sauce). The sauce was running all over the place and I couldn't help laughing about my struggles. The Aussie informed me ... read more

Hello, Today we had lots of driving. We drove about 90 minutes to the home of golf (St. Andrews). We wandered through the cathedral ruins. We then wandered through the city for awhile. The beach was lovely. We then went for lunch 90 minutes away at a place I can't recall the name of. There was an optional tour of a whisky distillery. Some of us who didn't want to go in there wandered around together after lunch. I did some shopping and got a fleece jacket as well as some tartan plaidish scarves. We then had a two hour drive to a place outside of Inverness where we are spending the night before going to the nearby Loch Ness Lake to see the Loch Ness monster. Here are my shout outs for this blog: Aunty ... read more

Hello, Today was a dreary and rainy for quite a bit. We went on a cruise of Lake Windermere in Bowness on Windermere. It was another great experience (I haven't had any badexperiences yet!). After myself and some other Canadians plus one Aussie went to the Beatrix Potter musuem and had some lunch before heading back to the bus. We then had another optional activitiy. It was some sports like activities at a sports adventure place outside of a town called Keswick. I went canoeing. My partner and I were not very successful. It rained as well but the views were great! We then went back to Keswick for a "walk-about" dinner. A "walk-about" dinner is what they use to refer to a dinner that isn't one included in the tour (you have to find your ... read more