Apr 18, 2010

So, wow, wayyyyyy overdue post. Sorry about that, it's been busy here. The two weeks I spent traveling around the UK were just fantastic. Scotland included places like a "haunted" Carbisdale Castle, Loch Ness, whisky tasting (no, I didn't misspell whisky, look it up), and many, many, fantastic views of the Highlands. The second week in England gave me a chance to explore London more thoroughly, although I still haven't seen everything. I then puttered town to an absolutely picturesque little village called Rye, which was quite enjoyable. The next two days were spent with a friend at Herne Bay, near Dover. I did see the castle and get to fulfill my goal of listening to "Cliffs of Dover" at the cliffs of Dover. My next stop was Stratford-upon-Avon, which kept a lot of Shakespearean locations better kept than I was expecting. I finished off the trip going up to Manchester, staying with a friend there for a weekend, then heading back up to St. Andrews.
Monday and Tuesday were excellent, with two friends having birthdays on those days. I got to try rounders on the beach, which is like baseball, except without all the rules that encourage you to hit the ball pretty much. The rest of the week was substantially less fun, trying to get a paper in before my lab on Friday; to top it off, the lab consisted of sifting through seal poop. All they eat is fish. It doesn't smell good...
But then this weekend was once again a marked improvement, with a bonfire on friday, and a quiet evening playing card games and visiting the beach at night. I can't believe it's only a handful of weeks left here, I'll be back in the States before I know what has happened.