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DAY 11 - "Why isn't pheasant on any menu?"
Torrential rains and nasty wind gusts ushered in the morning as we packed the car and headed west. I began the day at the wheel and took...
Oct 21, 20233 min read


DAY 10 - "I'm getting sick of rainbows."
Leaving Braemar was the best unplanned plan we could have made as we continue to outrun Storm Babet. Today we retreated to a part of the...
Oct 20, 20232 min read


DAY 09 - "Look at all those sheep!"
Whelp, we called an audible and decided to continue to try and outrun the storm, which has a name now...Storm Babet. We packed the car in...
Oct 19, 20232 min read


DAY 08 - "Smokies on my mind..."
An early morning today, we got up and got out of Edinburgh with a big storm out of Ireland hot on our tail. Steven took the first shift...
Oct 18, 20233 min read


DAY 07 - "Skink city baby, home of the skink!"
Our final city-dwelling day before we retreat to the Scottish boondocks. We walked over to Princes Street, past the impressive Scott...
Oct 17, 20231 min read


DAY 06 - "Pink tartan kilt, anyone?"
Autumn in Edinburgh is intoxicating. There’s the obvious factor which we’ve experienced over a lovely array of IPA’s and single malt...
Oct 16, 20232 min read


DAY 05 - "Clunk, Clunk, Clunk, Clunk..."
Turn left, stay left. This is the American-Driver-in-England call of the wild. The curb-check score was even today, but still keeps me...
Oct 15, 20232 min read


DAY 04 - "Curb check!!"
Today begins the road trip portion of the loop log. A crisp and clear British day, we cabbed it out to the Heathrow Enterprise and were...
Oct 14, 20233 min read


DAY 03 - "How many octagons ya got?"
Entitled..."Waiting for the Strike to End" Our last day in London. The weather report, of which I am perpetually obsessed, called for an...
Oct 13, 20232 min read


DAY 02 - "Where's David?"
We are unabashed tourists. With Nancy in her bright orange jacket, David in his baseball cap, and I, unwittingly startling so many flocks...
Oct 12, 20232 min read