Perhaps a Good Thing That it was Closed

Even though our Scottish Explorer Passes would've given us entrance inside, there really wasn't that much more to see that we hadn't already experienced up the road in Melrose. Considering the traffic mess we encountered later that day, a delay of another hour or so in Jedburgh could've been a real problem. Driving on iced roads with treadless tires might not have gone well.

Day Eight - Heading South of the Border

December 31st 2009
Another day with an early start. This would be the longest drive of the trip so far and we needed to make a number of stops along the way yet still arrive at our destination before the New Year's revelers got out in full force. Tonight we would be staying in Thirsk, a tiny village North of York, England. This would also be our most expensive accommodations of the trip so I wanted to savor ev ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more

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