Doom 5

Doom, Post 5

Yesterday was a definite highlight for me. We headed to St Andrews, Scotland--the birthplace of golf and the place Prince William and Kate went to University. We had great (but cold) weather, saw ruins, saw preserved ancient stuff, the Old Course, the New Course, the country clubs, and the beach. The North Sea beach....Shiny sand and freezing cold water. I had a blast with the students.
I only threatened to throw myself into the sea and float away once. I also let the ladies take a picture with a rugby team. They've been told in no uncertain terms to stay away from rugby players, but this was a supervised event. They were excited and the boys were definitely pleased with themselves to have their picture taken.
I'm also glad we got out of the city yesterday. It was a "derby day" here, meaning that the two Edinburgh football teams played. It's a major rivalry day. As much as I'd like to take them in to a pub to watch a match, it's not the best environment. We left in the morning and by the time we got back it was about 7:30. Upon our return the entire city was drunk. There were cops and bouncers everywhere. We just grabbed some noodles and hit the grocery store. Everyone was so tired from the day, no one ventured out for the night. I think I've stumbled onto a plan to preserve whatever innocence is left in the students--wear them out during the day and then they will happily go to bed early. We'll see if it keeps working. Today it's actually SUNNY in Edinburgh, so we're going hiking. I can't wait!
This morning is journal catch-up time, paper,TV,and news stuff and rallying strength for the hike. We're finally getting our photo situation up and running so you can have some visual aids. Enjoy.