Raven's Roads
Living an interesting life: the travels and musings
of motorcycling author Linda R. Moore

Nov 14, 2004

Last day in Scotland

Filed in Britain 2004, Travel

I’ll be rejoining my parents soon; it will be a quiet night, with jigsaws and rearranging of bags. I have my British helmet stuffed with socks and things in my rucksack; I hope it makes it okay.

We went out for a drive towards Gairloch, a beautiful place on the coast. The weather was very wild, with rain and strong winds; at one point two magnificent red deer stags were in the road, bounding out of the way, one in each direction; later, we startled a third, noting how gracefully and effortlessly it leapt over the fence: they are powerful creatures in more ways than one. I felt rather blessed and peaceful.

When we parked up the top of the hill, the wind was so strong that it moved the car from side to side (not on its wheels, but it buffeted!) I refrained from going out there, but I took a picture or two nonetheless.

We turned around at a little place called Little Gruinard and went home in the twilight and the dark. Here, headlamps seem to be placed on mega-bright and it’s incredibly blinding when they come right at you. The polite people dim the lights, but they’re still way sharp. It was full black by five, and felt much later. The night is really night here. ;-)

So, that’s it. This time tomorrow I’ll be down in Hitchin, where I used to live, and with a bit of luck will be catching up with the two friends who saw me off to America over seven years ago. I got a bit teary and they told me to stop it and bog off and have a grand adventure. I certainly did - and I still am. I realise that I have the best of two worlds, and am looking forward to taking advantage of that to its fullest extent over the next few years.

Wish me luck. :-)

I will be back in my California land on Tuesday, around 7 pm local time - that is about 3 am Weds, UK time. I’ll drop a line in LJ to say “I’m safe”, but I’ll probably need time to catch up and won’t be around in any real form until after the weekend. :-)

G’nite, all. Over and out. :-)