I think we’ve found ’em! I received this from Gail this morning – Not the photo, just the email:

Hi, Robin and Bob,
I seem to have the magic touch on Scottish computers. One touch and they die. After a couple of days the one at the Selkirk Arms is up and running again–with some help from the desk person. This hotel, which has been renovated, was once a stopping place of Robert Burns. Guess one of his favorite ales was Selkirk Grace–we tried it, of course. A bit bitter for my taste, but good. From what we hear they’ve kept it place-specific, but are now distributing it more widely in UK.

I’ve tried a number of Scotch whiskys and find I prefer the ones from the Isle of Islay–peaty, smoky and rich. Glennfiddich and The Glenlivet, the 12 year olds, seem more alcohol and less taste to me. But you know everyone’s palate is very different.

Hagis is OK, but not my favorite thing. At least I’ve tried it–tastes sort of “livery” to me. Blood sausage is sort of tolerable, but it is so black, it kind of turns my stomach a bit. I’ve had a lot of wonderful salmon. Very good and fresh. We are right on the Solway Sound which is salt water–we see the tides go up and down. Seems mostly down when we are out and about, so what we see is acres of mud. Every where we look we see darling, sweet little lambs gamboling about on the rolling green hills. How anyone could eat them, I don’t know…

These are our last few hours in Scotland–we are on to Carlisle, England (Hadrian Wall) tonight and Oxford tomorrow and on to the plane on Monday around noon. I am not looking forward to getting across London to the airport. Also, the flight is so long.

It is unseasonably warm here–about 70+ degrees. We have one short sleeved shirt each–brought mostly sweaters, which we really needed in the Highlands, so will be wearing the same thing from yesterday until we get home. We will probably have heat prostration when we get back to Idaho and it is just normal there.

Will see you soon–Board meeting on Tuesday, I guess.

Take care,
G&B

It really sounds like they are having a Great time! Hope so. Cheers!