• Castles, Cairns, Craigs & Coos
    The last supper. Caroline from California (on the right end of table), was celebrating her 40th birthday.
    Dennis's "tour buddy" BarryFrom R: back of Patty and Paula's heads, Tom, Patrick, Annie, Don, Margaret, Hugh, Sheila, BillCarol and Barry, WashingtonPhil and Iva, CaliforniaPatty (Bend), Marshall and Linda(San Francisco), Ida (North Carolina)Ann from Spokane. She and Dennis were whisky tasters extraordinaire!Sheila and Hugh, North CarolinaBob and Norma, MinnesotaDeborah and Bill, North Carolina (back of Barry's head)

    Farewell to our tour buddies

    August 26, 2018 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F

    Sunday evening was our last dinner with our fellow Rick Steves tour travelers. We had a wonderful dinner at The Bonham Hotel, where we started the tour just over a week ago. Our guide Brian started the farewell toasts off with a hilarious "prayer for Rick Steves tourists," and his was followed by many more.

    As we thought at the beginning, these are all fun and interesting people. Whether due to the RS "no grumps policy" (really, you have to sign when you book), or just the luck of the draw, there wasn't a single bad apple. As we often had free time or were on our own to explore, we ended up spending time individually (or in couples) with each of the others.    Read more