No photos, but notes on the people we have met

Here are a couple quick notes on some of the wonderful people we have met so far. We have not met a single unpleasant person over here - everyone is great. They put up with our questions, allows us to say "would you please repeat that?" and we've not heard a single disparaging comment about Americans.

James and Angela own 14 Hart Street and were our hosts for the first three nights. They are both teachers and were very friendly, warm and hospitable. The sent us towards several great restaurants and got us acclimated to Edinburgh.

Betty is the housekeeper and cook at 14 Hart Street and she is a gem. Beth tried to take her picture, but she wouldn't let her. She did tell us good stories about the washer repairman (he can be a grump) and her neighbors that kept her up with their drinking in the garden. Brian is the kilt for hire guy that didn't try to make an easy buck off of me, but walked me through the entire kilt costume, answered lots of questions, was very helpful and patient.

We met two wonderful women at the Urban Angel (a small restuarant near our first B&B) who treated us like locals, knew we liked chocolate, went out to the bottle shop to buy me another bottle of single malt because I had finished the last of the only bottle (I only had two glasses - honest!) and let us hunker in the lower level using their WiFi connection for several hours.

I already wrote about Kev, but in addition to getting us out of a bind, he introduced us to the experience I had hoped to have - hanging out in a pub, having a pint and talking (I had hoped to have more than one, but the Mondeo (our car at the time) was calling!)). It was great! We are sending a letter to Kevin's boss in London and we'll post notes about each B&B we stayed at on Trip Advisor, but also thought it would be fun to tell about some of these folks.

Roger is another "person" we're thankful for. He updates us on when the next rotary is coming up and which exit to take, and keeps talking to me even when I get crabby. Luke knows Roger as Roger is the British voice from our GPS!

We got to eat breakfast with Peter and Nicole from Frankfurt every day we were in Edinburgh. They spoke wonderful English (despite thinking they didn't) and we thoroughly enjoyed chatting with them every day. They are in Edinburgh for 2 more days and then off to a Loch (a lake), that I can't remember the name of. Cheers to them!

Joyce and Tom were our hosts in anstruther and they were very friendly and open. We had several great conversations and they were very patient and willing to answer questions. Tom reminded both of us of Uncle Stet (Taber's great uncle who passed away a little over a year ago), he knows a little about everything, it tall and balding and was told us the day is right when he has his copy of the Herald with the crossword.

Beth met a wonderful gentleman who was born in Scotland, but has lived in Boulder, CO for 23 years. He and his wife return to the UK every summer. I was climbing up the 160 some steps from the castle (after climbing around a side path) and Beth was sitting on the halfway bench chatting with him. He corrected some of our pronunciations and gave us some suggestions.

John is the proprietor at the Aldersyde Guest House. He is very personable and willing to share his love for the Aberdeen area.

Dave is the gentleman we bought a kilt from. He has a great sense of humor, pointed a great pubs for food and whisky and spent a lot of time with us giving honest advice and poking fun at my inability to button a button.