Hello Scotland
Thursday
6.3
16£ a night. Hmmm, compared to the 98£ a night i was about to pay next door that sounds pretty good. So I am now the guest of Annister something Mc something. Nice enough guy. Discovered tooth paste too late in life, if at all. Today I woke up and enjoyed Annister’s breakfast of white toast, cornflakes and nescafe. Now I know why it’s 16£. So what - Annister was so excited to hear I’m making a movie, he went through the phone book and scored me a rental car. They brought it to the house and I was off. Well, almost - I got in on the wrong side and damn, how do I shift with my left hand!? I have been slowly getting used to it and I think I’m there. It was so sketchy I started laughing (made me realize I haven’t laughed in weeks). I’m driving around town in a turbo-diesel Ranault Sport-wagon. The thing kicks butt. I’m stoked.
Scotland is all I had hoped. It’s visually spectacular. Very plush. Very rainy. Very vertical. Very rocky. Very hard to understand the locals. But yea, misty mountains, sheep, fog, light till midnight and lots of bad teeth. I’ve been pretty sick and have not been up for enjoying the Scotch. Perhaps I’ll have time to find a store that’s open when I’m not at the race venue to bring some home.
I ate dinner with some of the Luna team, Todd & Meg, JHK & Dan, a few Giant riders incl. Adam Craig. Would have loved to have filmed them all in one place but it wasn’t appropriate. I just enjoyed my dinner and company.
More tomorrow.
