Since I left off last, we have endured the proverbial emotional roller coaster preparing for our travels: fill out visa paperwork and send off, schedule flight, cancel flight because we don't have the visas yet, redo biometrics (fingerprints) for visa paperwork and resend applications, wait....wait...wait..., receive email that visas are coming, reschedule flight, sit by the door waiting on visas to be delivered. Was that confusing enough for you? But after all of that, we finally made it.
And what was the first thing we did in Scotland, you ask? Sleep!!
10 1/2 hours on airplanes and only 2-3 hours of sleep out of nearly 24 really took its toll.
After a nap, we took a stroll...hoping to find something to eat.
We finally found a grocery store...but you gotta see what I found:
I suppose everyone needs a haggis flavored potato chip every once in a while...NOT! I'm going to try and be a sport and take part in the culture, but I gotta draw a line somewhere.
After a nice 15 hours of sleep, I finally began my Tuesday. We had a nice welcome from the Rowan office personnel with a team building event they let the kids and me join in on. We all learned how to ride segways, and then teams competed in an obstacle course. It was super cold, even snowed on us a little, but it was fun.
The kids and I did a little exploring while we were there too. The countryside is beautiful!
Afterwards we had a nice dinner where I had my first official Scottish food: cullen skink. The name sounds awful, but the food was really good!
I have more pics, but I'll post them to facebook--there's just not enough room here. More on our travels later!
I was just thinking this morning about you all and wondering when you would have time to update the blog! The pics you have been posting on facebook are beautiful! Thanks for keeping us all updated by doing this blog!
ReplyDeleteI'm really going to try hard to keep this as up-to-date as possible. I expect you to remind me if I fall behind. LOL
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