Scotland here we are

. Started in Middlesburgh and Marina, and I had a tortuous time trying to escape.
Stopped in Durham, a stunning little city, then up into Northumberland. It is such a dranatic lanscape. We had lunch in this tiny hamlet called Simons Burn in a b&b and cafe run by a girl from Portland, Oregon.
We met a really great Scottish couple today. They live on a farm near Galasheils. We both got caught by a road closure, and he knows the area really well and took us on a track near Sunderland Manor that got us back further down the road. We followed Mike and Chistine through, and they invited us home for a cuppa. They are planning a holiday in NZ next year and were positively giddy when Marina told them she had stock on her block and they could stay When we told them that she lived in a dairying area that sealed the deal. Went through Peebles little changed, but there is a Caldwells Ice creamshop now.Managed rhe M8 right around Glasgow with no incidents, and we are now at a stunning hotel at Loch Lomond called the Tarbet HotelWestCoast of Scotland here we come tomorrowRead more