Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Home Again, Home Again

Warrior Lass has been replaced by Worn-out Lass.

Yes, we're back. No, I didn't want to come back. Yes, they dragged me back, kicking and screaming. No, I didn't blow out my liver. Yes, I had a wonderful time.

There will be more to come, but right now I'm decompressing. There's tons of laundry to do and lots of sleep to catch up on. We got in Tuesday night, 3 days later than we had planned. And I almost succeeded in not showing how happy I was about that.

Thanks for all the comments on the last post, especially the good thoughts about dealing with MS. I did really well during the trip. I had one afternoon that I had to bow out to take a nap, but then again, everyone else did that too, or at least wanted to.

The only bummer during the trip was that I didn't get a chance to meet any fellow bloggers. That was my fault because I let myself be dragged into all the group activities instead of peeling off on my own, and I'm sorry about that. But I will be coming back. If we can get tickets for as cheap as we did this trip, we'll be back more often. There was an American bartender at the Scotch Whisky Society, and I thought, "Hmmmmmm. Maybe I should go to bartender school? Could I get a job and move to Scotland that way? Hmmmmmmm."

Anyway, here are a couple of pics of the trip to hold you over until I can organize my thoughts enough to start talking about it. Al took all the photos.

Arriving on Islay from the ferry



There are more sheep than people on Islay



Bruichladdich bottles



Bunnahabhain stills



Edinburgh seen from the Princess Gardens.

8 comments:

Betty said...

Hey, that's a great photo of the castle. I'm so glad you're back!

Anonymous said...

Welcome home! I can't wait to hear about your adventures once you get all rested up (and in between the laundry)

Anonymous said...

Good to read that you enjoyed it, even though it looks a bit grey on some of your pictures.

Looking forward to read about your shopping adventures and successes ;-)

Tink said...

Welcome back! Want to have a toast for a quick recovery? No? Yeah, I guess you're probably sick of the stuff. ;)

Lovely pictures. I want to travel so badly. I've never once left the U.S.

katy said...

glad you had a great time, looking forward to reading and seeing more

Helena said...

Haste Ye Back, Kell!

Peggy said...

Does a gal have to open her own distillery to get you to visit? Just kiddin Kell. I know you were busy. Next time claw back an afternoon to greet your public.

Newt said...

Edinburgh looks amazing. Welcome home. We missed you.