UK Tour Bucket List
Posted on August 19, 2010 with 0 comments
I'm back in the states and finally able to process some of the UK tour into a big old list. Everything is easier to process in list form.
1) Closest I've come to the "other side": pulling out of Edinburgh Airport after 18 hours of flying and having to Navigate to Edinburgh City Center while shifting with my left hand and trying to read a map, all the while trying to stay on the left side of the road.
2)Happiest I've ever been to see anybody: Ian Parks at the Belladrum Festival in Inverness, Scotland. We were both a long way from home!
3)Coolest self-made venue: The Wombwell Wheelhouse in Wombwell, England. The guy has got a bar built in!
4)Most Roundabouts per square mile: between Wombwell and Sheffield. I counted 11 roundabouts on what was otherwise a perfectly straight road. Look kids: it's Big Ben! And Parliment!
5) Most well funded radio system in the world: The BBC. All I can say is "wow".
6) Most helpful device ever invented: The "SatNav" that my wonderful host Hedley forced me to buy. She laughs, she cries, and she can get you where you need to go. Except for in a big city, when she sort of lost her way. "Turn left, then turn right. Turn left. turn right...." until I gave up and used a map.
7 ) Worst Choice I've Ever Made: The Cheese, Mayo and Red Onion sandwich at the Shell Station between Perth and Glasgow. Really, Anna. Think before you buy. I had the taste of extra-creamy mayo and red onion in my mouth for weeks.
8) Coolest thing ever: The Falkirk Wheel. I can't even explain how this thing works , so look it up. Basically a big Ferris wheel that carries boats up 50 feet to a higher canal. Like a lock, only cooler.
9) Food I wanted most that I got to eat: An incredibly curry fest on the Isle of Bute.
10) Food I wanted most that I did not get to eat: A High Tea. Next time.
11) I have a lot of thank you notes to write to all the incredible people who were involved in helping me survive and make this tour a success. I am sure there will be many lists to come...
1) Closest I've come to the "other side": pulling out of Edinburgh Airport after 18 hours of flying and having to Navigate to Edinburgh City Center while shifting with my left hand and trying to read a map, all the while trying to stay on the left side of the road.
2)Happiest I've ever been to see anybody: Ian Parks at the Belladrum Festival in Inverness, Scotland. We were both a long way from home!
3)Coolest self-made venue: The Wombwell Wheelhouse in Wombwell, England. The guy has got a bar built in!
4)Most Roundabouts per square mile: between Wombwell and Sheffield. I counted 11 roundabouts on what was otherwise a perfectly straight road. Look kids: it's Big Ben! And Parliment!
5) Most well funded radio system in the world: The BBC. All I can say is "wow".
6) Most helpful device ever invented: The "SatNav" that my wonderful host Hedley forced me to buy. She laughs, she cries, and she can get you where you need to go. Except for in a big city, when she sort of lost her way. "Turn left, then turn right. Turn left. turn right...." until I gave up and used a map.
7 ) Worst Choice I've Ever Made: The Cheese, Mayo and Red Onion sandwich at the Shell Station between Perth and Glasgow. Really, Anna. Think before you buy. I had the taste of extra-creamy mayo and red onion in my mouth for weeks.
8) Coolest thing ever: The Falkirk Wheel. I can't even explain how this thing works , so look it up. Basically a big Ferris wheel that carries boats up 50 feet to a higher canal. Like a lock, only cooler.
9) Food I wanted most that I got to eat: An incredibly curry fest on the Isle of Bute.
10) Food I wanted most that I did not get to eat: A High Tea. Next time.
11) I have a lot of thank you notes to write to all the incredible people who were involved in helping me survive and make this tour a success. I am sure there will be many lists to come...