English Cotswolds, Lake District, &

Scotland

Medieval Chester – our first destination

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Medieval Chester hairstyle, complete

with defensive turrets

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Badby English Countryside Walk

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Cotswold charm in Bourton-on-the-Water

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

The yellow stone and thatched roofs of the Cotswolds…

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

…and colorful gardens!

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

A spot of tea – creamed tea!

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Tour guide stress occasionally leads to

“interesting” behavior

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

The joy of the Windermere Lakeside Stroll

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Boat ride across Lake Windermere for the

Beatrix & Bowness Walk

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Welcoming committee in Hilltop – home of Beatrix Potter

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Continuing the walk

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Lakes District scenes – Beatrix & Bowness Walk

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Lakes District scenes – Beatrix & Bowness Walk

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Lakes District scenes – Beatrix & Bowness Walk

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Lake Grasmere Walk – Lake District

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Great use for old walking shoes!

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Our English driver – laughing as we start to

walk in the rain

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Highlands of Scotland - Aviemore

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

The heather on the hills – Aviemore Highlands

Walk

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Scenes from the Aviemore Highlands Walk

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Finishing the walk in style with a Magnum Bar

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Waterfront of Oban as we leave for the Hebrides Islands

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The shores of tiny Iona, the island where Christianity was introduced from Ireland

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Iona’s monastery – parts of which are over

1000 years old

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Scottish Highland cow – the face only a mother could love

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

An especially helpful road sign!

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

John getting psyched up for the assault on Edinburgh tomorrow

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Settling in for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Marqee event of the festival – the incomparable Edinburgh Military Tattoo

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Union Jack – combination of Scottish and English flags

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Edinburgh Castle on the Edinburgh City Walk

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Piper along the walk in Edinburgh

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland

Edinburgh Arts Festival in full swing

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What to do when you discover your

college degree lacks marketability

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Sharing memories before we say “farewell”

English Cotswolds, Lake District, & Scotland