We tried to get to the University of Newcastle to find an Internet café but decided after much searching that we would just head to Edinburgh, Scotland. This wasn’t originally part of our trip but we thought that it looked close on the map…well, it really wasn’t that close.

There were a couple of stops along the way. The first stop was a beautiful manor house called, Belsay Castle. The castle was closed but we spent some time looking at the grounds and the sheep. We also tried some interesting beverages, non-alcoholic of course since we were driving.

After our stop, we got back on the road headed for Scotland. Another sign that grabbed our interest was one that said, “Forest road to castle.” We thought that this sounded like a great adventure. Besides it was only 12 miles. Who makes up these frickin’ signs for gods’ sake? I mean seriously the drive took 40 minutes because it was a non-paved road with rocks the size of Knight Ranger. Granted it was beautiful but the sliding and the conditions made us think that the castle better be amazing to make the trip worth it.

Once we got through the forest we made it to the umm…castle. There was a gift shop and a diner and well that was pretty much it. There were very helpful people in the shop and Knight Ranger made friends with a Springer Spaniel. After another brief stay for exploratory purposes…

… we got back on the road. Right back down the dirt trail that brought us there.

At 8:30 we made it to our hostel. Tomorrow the next adventure begins….

And another working podcast…(which reminds me to mention that this is raw, unedited and possibly unintensionally offensive).