Greetings from Scotland.

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I’ve probably visited Scotland a couple of dozen times. During all those visits, it may have rained a total of 4-5 days combined. That I remember it was light drizzle. A fair amount of days had partly cloudy skies.

The drive up the coast from Edinburgh to John O’Groats is beautiful. By sheer dumb luck I decided to pull off the road at Badbea Highland Clearances memorial. Hopefully you did as well. Sad chapter in Scottish history.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badbea

I’ve always wanted to ride around in the Highlands on a solo 2-week trip using a Vespa. Just thought that would be a really cool experience.

The Scottish people I’ve met are just so endearing with their self-effacing outlook… We were checking into a small hotel an hour or two north of Edinburgh one time and my wife knew I was interested in getting a drink. She looked over across the reception desk to the other side of the room and there was a small pocket pub built into a bay window with seating for maybe 4 at best. No lights were on there. Mrs. Frulk asked if the pub was open for a drink….that I remember it was about 2 PM and we were the only guests around… The man mountain of a Proprietor replied with a Scottish drawl that would make Sean Connery sound like he was a pre-pubescent with a emphatic “MUM, this is Scotland. Our pubs never close!”. Then, literally like an NFL tight end coming off the line of scrimmage he came from behind the desk and flew over to the alcove, put on his smock and said … “what it’ll be now?”…all while pouring himself a dram… I slept well that night.

Post up some pics when you get back.