UK Road Trip Day 5

Got up a little earlier today because it was a big travel day. I had a proper Scottish Breakfast, which included Hagus and Black Pudding. I am still trying to recover, I respect tradition, but seriously.

After checking out of the hotel and paying for it with a second mortgage we headed up to Inverness, which is very close to Loch Ness. The drive from Edinburgh took around four hours to complete. This included a stop in Blair Atholl. Which is the only person allowed by the Queen to have a private army. He does shows with his troops during parades and the like. After that we got back on the road, it was very curvy and reminded me a lot of the Washington Coast. We toured through the Highlands on the way up. Which looks like the Cascade Foothills, with a bit more color. Here they also have Purple, which I am more than willing to accept not having back home.

After flying through the city we finally got to Loch Ness. I took a tour of the Loch Ness Monster Museum. They had lots and lots of photographic evidence about old Nessie. After eating a Pear for lunch it was back on the road. The destination was just outside of Glasgow, to visit my Aunt and Uncle. It took around four hours to drive down, needless to say a very very long day in the car. We passed a few Loch's on the way down. We also saw many sheep and very shaggy cows grazing in the fields on either side of the road.

Getting back into the city was a welcome sight for me. I enjoy the mountains, but there is something about civilization that I have found myself enjoying. We arrived at my Aunt and Uncles place around 1800. After sitting down for a quick chat we head for what they call “Little America.” It is a restaurant park with Burger King, McDonalds, Pizzahut, and a Cinema. Seeing the Pizzahut was the lesser of all evils we had dinner there. It was very interesting, not quite American, but still good. The only thing I bemoan is the lack of bread sticks, I mean COME ON, pizza and no sticks? We headed back to their house for some tea and cake. After chatting a bit, it was time for bed. The end to a very long day which included very few sites, but I can say that I have driven around a few Loch's.

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