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Published: October 7th 2010
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We're leaving Scotland for a few days and heading to the wedding of our friends, Janet and Chad, in the Cotswolds, England. Its time for a rental car. Our luck is in with our requested wee economical model being unavailable, and instead a free upgrade to a much more roomy and comfortable model. Unfortunately in the excitement we forget our yummy snack box at home in the kitchen, but we manage to move on from that faux pas.
As we cruise alongside Loch Ness I keep an eye out for Nessie (the elusive Loch Ness monster), but it seems she's hiding again. We meander past a number of picturesque lochs as we head South, and then through stunning Glen Coe. Bits of rain have brought the hillsides alive with small waterfalls and the rock faces shine. Small white houses stand lonely in the glens and we spot hill walkers and the occasional black faced sheep dotted around We struggle to get through Glasgow, following our road map and plenty of roads with numbers for names. We make it to England, take a detour left to check out Hadrian's Wall and stumble on the very cool partially ruined Lanercost Priory, which
Glen Coe
Stunning is pretty eerie in the dusk. We stumble in to the first likely-looking Bed and Breakfast we find, which turns out to be in Warwick Bridge, and tumble into bed.
With a hefty breakfast in our bellies we head to Long Meg and her Daughters, a circle of standing stones with oblivious grazing cattle. We can't pass by the famous Lake District when we're so close, so we take a wee detour. There are numerous impressive stone dykes (walls), neat little houses, narrow roads and slate all over the place. Its raining, so we're not really seeing it in its true splendour, but its great all the same. As we head up to the pass where we've been told you get amazing views, the rain really starts bucketing down. There's a car stopped ahead, and we realise its a woman struggling to work out how to change a flat tyre. Wet weather gear on, shoes off, jandals on, and its out to help. There are rivers of water washing down the road and we're pretty soaked by the time we get grateful hugs and climb back into our car. What with the fogged up windows and the mist at
the top of the pass, there's nothing to see here! It takes a couple of hours for us to dry out.
There are numerous delays on the M6 and after crawling along for a while we realise the best tactic is to grab the maps and take alternative and more scenic routes. We reach our B & B, and in a quick turnaround head out to the White Hart pub in Winchcombe to catch up with friends before the wedding tomorrow. Its a great night and fantastic for Tessa to see so many old friends. Looking forward to the glamorous bit tomorrow!
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