Day 1 - October 1, 2006 - Depart from Monument, Denver, Atlanta, U.S. With an early departure from Denver, we were up and out of the house by 8:30 AM. Bob and Susan, my cousins, were also flying home to Seattle from their wonderful visit with us over the last four days. Sunday mornings are easy drives to Denver and Denver International Airport. The view of Pikes Peak was ...
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Day 2 - October 2, 2006 - Arrive in Manchester, On Our Own in Lymm Our overnight flight from Atlanta took us up the East Coast, Halifax, Canada and then over the Atlantic. We were awakened after a little sleep and had our breakfast, cleaned sure and bring a jumper or cardigan as we would have showers during the day. The sky was partially cloudy with a little sun peeking out ...
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Day 3 - October 3, 2006 - Transfer to the English Lake District, Visit Chester and Grasmere We heard the alarm clock go off at 6:40, even though I been awake since 4:00 AM - jet lag!!! We showered, packed and had our luggage out in the hallway by 7:45. We ...
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Day 4 - October 4, 2006 - Tour the Lake District, Wordsworth and Potter This morning the fog was thick as we woke at 6:45. We had plenty of time to shower, get ready, check our mail, and then have breakfast. I had found that the rooms closer to the reception area had Wi-Fi access so Gennie asked for a room change and we were given one of the original rooms of the Inn directly over ...
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Day 5 - October 5, 2006 - Explore more of the Lake District, Keswick, Glasmere We had a leisurely morning with breakfast at 8 AM and then met our group to depart at 9 o'clock in the heavy rain. As we drove to our first adventure, Simone gave us a running commentary on the lakes we were passing on our route to Keswick (Kesick). We stopped at the car park and then went on an ...
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Day 6 - October 6, 2006 - Discover Hadrian's Wall/Roman Army Museum/Vindolanda We had an earlier breakfast at 7:30 this morning, so we put our luggage out before we went to the restaurant. We had to meet our group at 8:45, so I paid the bill and we ventured out into another gray day with heavy fog and drizzle. Although the forecast was for sun in Scotland, they revised the ...
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Day 7 - October 7, 2006 - Explore Glasgow and visit Stirling There was no set time for breakfast today so we got up at our usual 7 AM and went up to the Windows Restaurant on the 7th floor to eat at 7:45. There was a wide variety of fresh fruits, cereals, breads, as well as hot items and meats with eggs to special order. We both had a very light meal yogurt for Gennie and toast and ...
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Day 8 - October 8, 2006 - Inverary, Oban, Ellenabeich, and Ballachulish We woke up before our alarm went off at 7 AM and showered, packed up our bags, and then went up to breakfast at 7:45. We had a nice meal and then checked out of the hotel. Our early morning treat was to be greeted by Kenny, our driver, who was dressed in his tartan kilt of his clan and other full formal ...
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Day 9 - October 9, 2006 - Glencoe, Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness Cruise & Inverness We woke up this morning to the sound of the seagulls fishing already. We went down to breakfast a little before 8 AM and were treated to a full buffet of hot foods as well as a bowl of porridge for Gennie. Judy told me she had taken the footpath to the bridge overlooking the hotel so right after I ...
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Day 10 - October 10, 2006 - Inverness/Home Hosted Dinner We got to sleep in until 7:30 today but the sun woke us up - imagine that - a sunrise in Scotland! We had breakfast and then got on the bus at 9:30 for a morning tour of the sights around Inverness. The OAT itinerary called for a free day today, but Simone and Kenny planned a great excursion for us this morning. On the way ...
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Day 11 - October 11, 2006 - Inverness /Cairngorms National Park/Pitlochry Another sunny day in Scotland - so far… We had to get out and about early this morning, our luggage was to be out by 7:45 and then we had breakfast. This group has been so prompt which makes things much easier for Simone and Kenny to do their jobs. We were all ready and on the bus at 8:45 excited for ...
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Day 12 - October 12, 2006 - Pitlochry, Visit to Glamis Castle After another good night's sleep, we were ready for the day and had breakfast at 8:15. It was another dark and rainy day - a great day to explore Glamis Castle. This was an optional activity, four of our group chose to stay here at the hotel or walk down to the town of Pitlochry. Gennie and I met Carol and Erwin, Patsy ...
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Day 13 - October 13, 2006 - Transfer to Edinburgh via St. Andrews We were up at 7 AM and had our luggage ready and then went down for breakfast at 7:45. We found Kenny at the bus and before he got too busy we were able to thank him for the wonderful job he had done driving us safely on our England/Scotland adventure. We left the Atholl Palace at 9. On our drive to St. Andrews, ...
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Day 14 - October 14, 2006 - Depart for the U.S - Edinburgh, Atlanta, Denver, and Home We were certainly not in a rush today and were able to sleep in until 7:30 and then have a leisurely breakfast at our hotel. As we were going back to our room we saw Vicky and Ramona leaving so we went down to the lobby to say goodbye one more time. We assured Simone that we would be fine getting ...
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