July 4 weekend

> Where are you celebrating? The sign above was on the back of more than one car, saying Dicksons of Inverness. We also learned that the English spelling of our name is with an "x". The Scottish spell it like we do. Feels like home to me.
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> Except that it has been incredibly cold. I get a laugh when I see solar panels on houses or short-sleeved shirts for sale. Maybe the Scots are optimists.
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> Anyway, we have left Scotland and are now in the Lake District in England. Guess what we found? The sun.
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> Cliff and I finished the walk on the Great Glen Way on Thursday. Mary and Cliff's wife Sheila joined us the day before, having driven up from Edinburgh. They walked the last quarter mile with us up to Inverness Castle.
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> Lots of stories, mostly about people we met along the way. We did this the easy way, staying in bed and breakfasts along the route. We averaged about 11 miles a day, roughly 5 hours of hiking.
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> We're being tourists, taking in sites and pubs and shopping and eating. A lot.
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> It's nice to keep up with everyone so far away. Wi-fi is everywhere. Annie was in Idaho, Joe had a big career decision, Margaret is camping, Jeffrey and Melodie celebrated their proposal and Andrew and Lur celebrated their wedding anniversary.
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> We will be home a week from today and ready to enjoy more summer. Hope you are too. Love from over here.