Sabbatical Day 13: Leaving Scotland
When I arrived in Scotland on July 30 I had no idea I’d still be here, more than two weeks later. Some things I will miss about Scotland: The quaint television program I watched on ALBA. Men in kilts. In the states I had only seem men in kilts when they were play the bagpipes at a funeral. But here, men walk around in kilts on a regular basis. I’ve seen very formal kilts, like the one worn at a funeral I walked past this morning. And, I’ve seen much more casual kilt attire with gym shoes. It’s just one of those ordinary things here. The wild landscape on the coast and the many many many lochs, or bodies of water all over the place. Scotland is very moist. Every day was in the 60’s but it felt like it was in the ‘80’s because of the humidity. What I won’t miss: the awful coffee in the hotels. But, at least I had a Starbucks nearby, so for a portion of the time here I bought coffee at Starbucks. This morning I left Scotland to begin the London le...