The detour was useful in that it provided a welcome change of scenery as well as a chance to spend uninterrupted time with precious loved ones. The gamble in booking this trip was that none of us knew how we would cope with such a long coach journey and just hoped that it carried more plus than minus points.
Suffice to say, we were all a little relieved when the trip ended leaving us all with a mixed bag of memories and experiences and perhaps some bumps and bruises too.
The schedule was quite punishing, watching the Scottish scenery whizz by. I was tempted at times to launch into a childish lament of 'Are we there yet?' but resisted the urge and made the best of the opportunity to sit back and do nothing! We were entertained by the occasional lifeline thrown to us by our tour guide who generally underestimated the time it would take us to reach our next destination but he did so with childlike charm and naivety which probably save his skin at the end of day.
The coach party of 50 was divided into two halves, the noisy party-makers at the back and the quiet meditators at the front but by the end of our 4 days together we had all exchanged life-stories and telephone. numbers and made plans for a reunion some weeks hence. The customary coach sing-a-long did not happen until the last day. Would I do it again? Definitely not by coach! But Scotland has won my heart and I have made date with Edinburgh for next year at the same time and intend to be fit enough to enjoy every moment of the festival and street fun in August 2015.
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