Keenan and I have made it to Scotland! Wanted to do a quick post about our journey and our happenings so far. We flew out Monday night and when we tried to give our boarding passes to the attendant to get on the plane, they weren't working and we were asked to step aside! I think we were both a little bit worried at that point but then they came back telling us they had changed our seats and guess what....we were upgraded!!! We were upgraded to World Traveller Plus, which is behind first class and the business class cubicles. We were even in the front row of this section so Keenan was able straighten his legs out COMPLETELY in front of him! Isn't that amazing!!!
Made it to London and had a short layover so we exchanged a little money and got some breakfast! Then, we took a short flight here to Scotland and Iain picked us up from the airport. We went to their home and visited a bit with Norma then went back to Paul and Kathy's house which is where we are staying for about a week. We ate dinner and couldn't keep our eyes open past 6:30 and so we headed to bed. Woke up around 9:30 and at 1:30. At 1:30 we were so awake that we decided to watch an episode of Planet Earth. Then, right back to sleep until morning!
On Wednesday, we went to the Allens for a sort of planning session for the trip. We filled in our calendars with dates and times of various events.
It was raining outside so I wasn't able to get too many pictures but it is a beautiful Abbey. I am sure I will get some more later on our trip. After we left the Abbey, we walked to the bus station for some information on the buses then came to a coffee shop where we are right now. We are just relaxing/doing some work until it is time to take the bus back to Paul and Kathy's for dinner. We will be going to a garden party tomorrow in celebration of the Queen's Jubilee and then will be going with the youth to Ireland tomorrow. I think we will be driving along the coast doing a little sightseeing while we are there and then attending a youth conference on Saturday afternoon. We will return on Sunday and I think Keenan and I have Monday off to rest up so hopefully we will be able to post about our Ireland trip then!
Things I have learned so far:
-bacon is not the same thing in the UK
-you have to look right, left, right
-plugs are different
-it rains a lot (haha, j/k, I already knew this!)
-it only gets dark for a few hours here (about 11pm-3:30am)
I'm sure there are plenty of other things that I just can't think of right now. I will try to remember some more of them for my next post!!!
Made it to London and had a short layover so we exchanged a little money and got some breakfast! Then, we took a short flight here to Scotland and Iain picked us up from the airport. We went to their home and visited a bit with Norma then went back to Paul and Kathy's house which is where we are staying for about a week. We ate dinner and couldn't keep our eyes open past 6:30 and so we headed to bed. Woke up around 9:30 and at 1:30. At 1:30 we were so awake that we decided to watch an episode of Planet Earth. Then, right back to sleep until morning!
On Wednesday, we went to the Allens for a sort of planning session for the trip. We filled in our calendars with dates and times of various events.
Iain cutting up some cheese for lunch.
Setting the table and Keen getting very ready to eat!!
We went up to the church (first time for me!) and then ran a few errands with Mo. After dinner with Kathy, David and her 2 grandchildren we came back to the Link for a get together. We got to meet so many people...it was so fun! Keenan was very happy to see some of the same faces and some new ones. We look forward to spending some quality time with them! We talked to them a bit about the Athens Link and what's going on there. Then, there were some questions for us and Iain and Norma said some very sweet things that were very special to us. From there we just went back to Paul and Kathy's home and went to bed.
Today (Thursday), we went to the church for some of the group meetings until about lunch. Then, Keenan and I walked to the Abbey (just up the road) where Robert the Bruce was buried and walked around. Here are some pics:
Robert the Bruce is actually buried underneath this pulpit.
Things I have learned so far:
-bacon is not the same thing in the UK
-you have to look right, left, right
-plugs are different
-it rains a lot (haha, j/k, I already knew this!)
-it only gets dark for a few hours here (about 11pm-3:30am)
I'm sure there are plenty of other things that I just can't think of right now. I will try to remember some more of them for my next post!!!
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