Because I’m a bad, bad person who doesn’t update her blog very often, I’m just going to have to trust that my trusted readers will understand this slight curve in the timeline. Bear with me. This road trip happened quite a while ago now, in Easter. I’ve actually written this right after we got back but I just get VERY irritated with my internet connection nowadays which makes all internet related activities SLOW, UNREALIABLE and ANNOYING. So forgive me my apprehensiveness with uploading pictures etc. blog updating business. But here’s the original thing anyway. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

Road trippin’ with my two favorite allies, fully loaded we got snacks and supplies. It’s time to leave this place it’s time to steal away, let’s go get lost anywhere in the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />USA. With these words from RCHP we started our trip. With the exception that I had three allies and not in the USA. And hopefully not lost. But we did get lost; it took us over an hour to find our way out of Glasgow… very different to drive than walk. And the most futile road work ever didn’t help our way out of the city. They had closed down one lane of the main road leading out of Glasgow, and then had altogether four men sweeping dirt out of the road. Very impressive traffic jam though, almost feels like you’re out in the big world;) But that was about it, unless you count sheep as traffic. Our aim was Isle of Skye: Rohan when the sun shines, Mordor when it rains. But we saw the Rohan side. 

 

Somewhere before Skye

 

 

Eilean Donan castle. Sun was shining from the wrong direction, so if not happy with the results, consult turist postcards from Scotland for a clearer image.

 

 

Traffic jam in Skye. We also saw a sign which said: SLOW CHILDREN. Yep, thanks for sharing, people of Skye.

 

One point in road tripping is that you spend a lot of time in a car. Our car was registered for two adults and two children. Keeping that in mind our blue thunder was amazingly spacious. Although we did suspect that the alarm system in the car was pretty much the stickers saying that the car has a security system. And you couldn’t lock the doors any other way than from the outside with the key. And when you’re in a car you also have a lot of time to speak. Discussions of who should be voted of the car (Survivors style road trip) and suggestions for immunity challenges.  Pointless, pointless jokes. “…that’s what she said!”. But you do learn a lot, like Dillon’s life motto that it’s easier to ask forgiveness than permission (how true) and that if it ain’t fixed, it’s not worth breaking, and if it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing fast. Other things we learned that Lurpak (butter) and Philadelphia (cheese) come in somewhat similar looking packages, except where it says BUTTER in the package of Lurpak. Not something that Sam noticed. And the human brain is a peculiar thing, it can let you think you’re eating Philadelphia if that’s what you’re told, even when in fact you’re having just a thick layer of butter on your toast. And that you can feed four people for £15 for three days, with dessert! Dice games, pub quiz (we didn’t get much sympathy although we explained that for our group questions about BBC in the 60’s were slightly impossible) and just so many beautiful views. And a nighttime walk in the starlight (and after quick negotiations with Dillon identifying the North Star for our Southern hemisphere friends. Note: Dillon should have known this instantly, the Alaska state flag has the Big Dipper/Plough/Otava/Sickle and the North Star!).

 

 

Just outside our hostel in Glenbrittle.

 

 

This sheep (which Gayathri named Pigman) knew how to pose.

 

Most people probably haven’t considered taking the route Perth – Edinburgh – Glasgow when returning from Isle of Skye. Neither did we actually. But that’s the route we took any way. Perth was probably somewhat conscious decision, Edinburgh more or less result of “yes, that was the exit we would’ve wanted to take” incident. But we did get to go over the Firth of Forth bridge. So it was all good.

 

Our happy wanderers. Dillon, me, Sam and Gayathri.