DAY 08 - THE GB LOOP LOG - "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...
DAY 07 - THE GB LOOP LOG - "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...
DAY 06 - THE GB LOOP LOG - "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...
DAY 05 - THE GB LOOP LOG - "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...
DAY 04 - THE GB LOOP LOG - "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...
DAY 03 - THE GB LOOP LOG - "How many octagons ya got?"
Our last day in London. The weather report, of which I am perpetually obsessed, called for an absolute downpour from dawn to dusk. I even...
DAY 02 - THE GB LOOP LOG - "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...
DAY 01 - THE GB LOOP LOG - "What year is it?"
Greetings from The Capital! We departed Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon, October 10th and landed in London on Wednesday morning, October...
DAY 00 - THE GREAT BRITISH LOOP LOG - "No boots."
Well, well, well, look who’s back...it’s your favorite traveling foursome: Steven, David, Nancy, and Samalamadingdong! Nearly two months...
XC Log - Day 21: "Look at all those birds!"
We had the slowest start to this day, the last day, than any before. I think we all stayed put because we knew if we got up, we’d...