From September 14 through the 23rd, Kim and I were travelling in Great Britain with our friends Jessica and Adam. We flew into London, rented a car, and drove up to Edinburgh where we visited Edinburgh castle. From there, following a flat tire and subsequent rental-car switch, we drove up to Inverness (Loch Ness) where we met Nessie and viewed wild dolphins. After that we drove to the Isle of Skye, tasted some scotch at the Talisker factory, and were buzzed by a military jet flying through the mountains. We then visited the Lake District, toured some castles in northern Wales, and ended up in Bath where we visited the ancient Roman baths. After Bath we went to Glastonbury, Stonehenge and Avebury, then ended up in London.

That's LOTS of driving! But the time passed quickly with the incredible views of the Scotland, Wales and England countryside. The mountains of the Scottish highlands were incredibly beautiful and the Lochs offered some breathtaking views, especially at sunset.

In London we went all over the place, including a ride on the London Eye and a trip to the Tower of London. We had high tea at Harrod's, and Kim and I went to the Lord of the Rings musical courtesy of a scalper who sold us discounted tickets right before the show. The musical itself was...unique, though the heat and cramped space of the balcony felt not unlike a torture device that might have been seen in the Tower of London itself!

And now we're home.

My new camera (a Canon EOS 40D) arrived right before the trip, so I took PLENTY of photos - over 3000, taking up over 40GB of space. I'm doing much narrowing down of them initially, but hope to have them on my Flickr account soon. Plus almost all of them were geotagged thanks to my GPS datalogger, so you'll be able to see them on a map!