Flying Scots

Gail's hike took the group to this bridge spanning a pool of deeper water. As they crossed the bridge they befriended a group of Scottish schoolboys who were taking flying leaps from the bridge. They spent awhile watching the daredevils and were thus unable to make it to the top of the Mountain. (I'm being sarcastic - the hike normally takes hours to reach the summit).

Day Seven (Carlisle to the Scottish Highlands)

July 19th 2006
A nice hot shower before bed helped me cool off a bit so I slept well through the night. We enjoyed a rather sumptuous buffet breakfast at the hotel. We had scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, broiled tomatos, cereals, oatmeal, orange and tomato juices and the ever-popular baked beans. In Italy and France I found most of the breakfasts pretty lacking while I've never gone wrong in Germany and Austr ... read more

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