Katelyn and Gregory Haskins find their way through—and around—the world
Today we embarked on the first of our three-day tour of greater Scotland and its Highlands. The weather could have been a bit more agreeable, but our guides made the day fun nonetheless. Graham and Tony certainly have interesting senses of humor and enjoy punishing the stragglers when we’re running late.
We started the day early so Greg, Nick and Jen could get out before Katelyn’s maid showed up (yes, they have maids in the dorms at St. Andrews) and caught us. So, we went to check out the Cathedral ruins in the daylight this time. It was quite a magnificent sight to behold, and a shame that the 12th century landmark didn’t survive the reformation. We also visited Tom Morris’ grave, the man who popularized the great sport of golf.
After the fun experience of showering at the High Street Hostel, frying a blowdryer, and killing Greg’s laptop battery, we took advantage of the dreary weather to show Nick what Scotland really looks like. We wandered up to the castle again, then made our way down to see Greyfriars Bobby. Around Greyfriars, the primary school security guard wouldn’t let us take a photo of the cute uniformed kids.
After waking up at ungodly hours and traversing the Atlantic via two separate flights, we are finally in Scotland. Katelyn certainly seemed happy to see Jen and Greg when we got into Waverly station this morning. While we waited for the mishap-delayed Nick to arrive, we took the opportunity to walk around town.
The trip officially begins on Monday—that means some of us have to start packing soon. If you’re here for the first time, check out our interactive itinerary to see what’s in store for us the next month. We’ll start posting updates and photos as soon as we get somewhere interesting.
