Hello all,

You might note I posted some pictures from the Lake District. I have another three hundred or so; it is so photogenic.  Since leaving there, I returned by train to London, dropped my hiking stuff for my biking stuff and then hopped on another train to Edinburgh and then the next day Owen, Farah and Tatiana arrived with my bike Friday in the suitcase that Bill Baake had packed for me.  Last night Owen and I booked a four day, three night drive out through the Highlands which will end as we check into our hotel for five nights to attend the Ryder cup festivities.  After that, I hope to have about four weeks of biking.  The weather here in Edinburgh is not very promising.  After twelve days of great weather in the Lakes, it is now grey, drizzly and cold.  To top it off I got a cold sitting on the air conditioned train.

More later…