I'm So excited! I've been wanting to go to Scotland for years and finally the day has come and I get to spend it with Keith. Yay! We left Dale & Lauren's around 10am. We stopped in Tiverton along the way at Staples so I could get a new memory card for my camera. I bought a 1GB one and it was pretty cheap. The one that came with my camera is 2GB but that will give me 3 gigs when I get the broken one replaced. No shortage of space for taking pics! We also grabbed some food at the grocery store to last us the drive so we could minimize stopping.
Beautiful, sunny day again - what a waste for driving! We made good time until we hit the damn M6 (motorway/3 lane highway). There's a bunch of motorways but this one runs from the Midlands to the North of England and we've learned it sucks! Mostly because there must be atleast one accident a day that shuts down a part of the motorway. Along the motorways there are electronic signs that give you warning if there are delays ahead. We were warned that a section of the motorway was closed so we took a detour through Cannock & Stafford.
It took us an hour and a half to get through the detour because of so many people taking it - but it was still quicker than being at a stand still. We finally arrived in Lockerbie around 7:30pm. Tonight we're staying at Castlehill Farm B&B in Lockerbie. Lockerbie is approx. 45 minutes into Scotland and is unfortunately famous for the Lockerbie disaster that happened a few years ago when a plane crashed killing a few hundred people onboard. The crash occurred very close to where we stayed and our hostess remembers the day quite clearly as she could see if from her house. She was nice lady and had supper ready for us when we arrived (I had pre arranged to have supper there).
After eating we went for a walk down the hill to see the miniature ponies that another farmer owns. They are so cute! And so nosey. Mostly because they wanted food from us. They came over right away sniffing around and somewhat letting us pet them and take their picture. As we were leaving it it was getting dark and holy shit the bats! There were way too many for my liking. They freaked me out for sure. The rest of the evening we relaxed in the lounge reading, watching TV, and drinking tea. Haha.
I'm So excited! I've been wanting to go to Scotland for years and finally the day has come and I get to spend it with Keith. Yay! We left Dale & Lauren's around 10am. We stopped in Tiverton along the way at Staples so I could get a new memory card for my camera. I bought a 1GB one and it was pretty cheap. The one that came with my camera is 2GB but that will give me 3 gigs when I get the broken one replaced. No shortage of space for taking pics! We also grabbed some food at the grocery store to last us the drive so we could minimize stopping.
Beautiful, sunny day again - what a waste for driving! We made good time until we hit the damn M6 (motorway/3 lane highway). There's a bunch of motorways but this one runs from the Midlands to the North of England and we've learned it sucks! Mostly because there must be atleast one accident a day that shuts down a part of the motorway. Along the motorways there are electronic signs that give you warning if there are delays ahead. We were warned that a section of the motorway was closed so we took a detour through Cannock & Stafford. 
It took us an hour and a half to get through the detour because of so many people taking it - but it was still quicker than being at a stand still. We finally arrived in Lockerbie around 7:30pm. Tonight we're staying at Castlehill Farm B&B in Lockerbie. Lockerbie is approx. 45 minutes into Scotland and is unfortunately famous for the Lockerbie disaster that happened a few years ago when a plane crashed killing a few hundred people onboard. The crash occurred very close to where we stayed and our hostess remembers the day quite clearly as she could see if from her house. She was nice lady and had supper ready for us when we arrived (I had pre arranged to have supper there). 
After eating we went for a walk down the hill to see the miniature ponies that another farmer owns. They are so cute! And so nosey. Mostly because they wanted food from us. They came over right away sniffing around and somewhat letting us pet them and take their picture. As we were leaving it it was getting dark and holy shit the bats! There were way too many for my liking. They freaked me out for sure. The rest of the evening we relaxed in the lounge reading, watching TV, and drinking tea. Haha.
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