Scotland

sorry its been a while since the last post. The internet gets a bit dodgey out in the islands. Between Orkney and now I spent 2 nights in the outer hebrides Lewis and Harris and 4 nights in Skye. Tarbert the town in Harris was pretty cool but skye is the best. Kyleakin is great little fishing village in the south of skye just across the bridge. 4 nights there and hiking in the red and black cuilins and a bike ride to the coast. After a short bus and ferry trip to Maileg, I took the West HIghland Railway which some might know is the filming place of the Hogwarts Express. The actual train "Hogwarts Express" still runs on the track but costs like 27 pounds to take so I took the regular one. Bu the views are great and that great aqueduct bridge in the movie runs through Glen Fadin and was so cool. I got some great pictures!!!!!!! UNFORTUNATELY i proceeded to delete them, as well as ALL of the rest of the pictures that I have taken thus far on the trip so that was a real highlight of today! I am told that they can be recovered so I bought a new card to continue with. Hopefully it is true. I"m in Fort William now and plan to stay for three days hiking though Glen Coe and Glen Nevis, two of the most beautiful glens in Scotland and then perhaps summiting Bin Nevis the highest peak in the UK. Hope everything is great back home and the such, did you here Steve Erwine died what a shocker. 3rd man in Australia to be killed by a stingray. hundreds by crocks, who woulda thought?

Sorry I haven"t been updating this more, the internet has been harder to find than I expected and it turns out that I cant really upload any pictures which I figure is the cool part to check out. I"m here on the mainland of the Orkney Island right now in a town called Kirkwall. Its pretty cold and has been rainy but its pretty fun now that I am out of the cities and into the highlands. Saw some cool seals which are called (selkeys) here on the ferry over and the rock formations and cliffs are pretty amazing. Most of the group are ausies but theres a german 3 canadians and a tiawanese making me the only American. Everyone is pretty great but I am the youngest buy at least 5 years which is interesting. Sorry that the pictures haven't worked out, but I am taking lots and will show everyone who wants to see em when I get home. hope everything is great, saw Agissi retire today pretty crazy and emotional. Ill try to write again soon.

Well I'm here in Edinburgh via Glasgow. I think i took to many ambien on the plane cause i was super grogy this morning i dont really remember gettting on the train but nevertheless it ended up in Waverley Station only a couple blocks from the hostel. The place is great and the people are really nice. I've met some people from Salamanca so I am practicing my spanish after all, as well and The ntherlands and france. The tour is early tomorrow so I think Im going to cash in pretty early but just wanted to let you guys know that it's begun and miss you. Nick was right the keyboards are wierd so pleace excuse the typing.