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And, yes, I DO take it personally: 05/09/2010 - 05/16/2010
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Friday, May 14, 2010

Trip of a lifetime

without meaning to overstate, this trip through the scottish hebrides has already been one of the most amazing, spiritual, thoroughly mind-expanding trips i've ever taken, and those very few of you who follow this blog know just how much traveling i do... i cannot even begin to say how it's impacting me and i doubt if i will have a clue until i've had a few weeks to process it once i have gotten back... meanwhile, check out these pics...

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taken near berneray, island of north uist, scottish hebrides, 14 may...

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view from sundown cottage, achmore, island of lewis, scottish hebrides, 14 may...


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sunset, achmore, island of lewis, scottish hebrides, 14 may...

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Off to Glasgow and the Hebrides tomorrow

the short time in london has been terrific but tomorrow the real adventure starts... we fly to glasgow, meet my daughter, pick up a car and head off for the outer hebrides... can't wait... the ash cloud is mostly impacting southern spain and morocco in north africa right now so there shouldn't be any volcano-caused flight delays, knock on wood...

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Monday, May 10, 2010

Made it...!

five hours late after being routed north of iceland and then straight down the north sea between the uk and the netherlands followed by a hard right turn to london's heathrow airport... listened to an irish music jam at our b&b hotel/pub, ate italian down the street and slept like a log...

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