Take The Long Way Home.

We were up and about and ready for breakfast at 08.00   The owner, Mark, was ready for us and we enjoyed a  variety  of choice from the breakfast menu.    Car packed we left in good time and headed south through the pass towards Edinburgh.  After about twenty minutes on the road one, who shall remain nameless, but it was not me informed us that he had left his shirts in the wardrobe of his room. We turned the car around and returned to the Columba House Hotel. The owner was so pleased to see us again.   I think he thought we had decided to stay for longer.   Time was not an issue so we started off again and I gave John and Anne a fully detailed account of the bike journey which were now retracing.  Their eyes seemed to glaze over at times!   Progress on the A9 was steady and we continued down taking a stop or two. John was a little frustrated in Edinburgh when he lost.  Of course we are living in a blame culture it turned out to be my fault.  Never mind.  We continued on our long way home. Stopping at the border to record the moment.

Our overnight stop was at Leeds with Joseph and Louise.  Thomas was unable to get the night off work so we had booked for a meal at his restaurant and we were in his section so he looked after us. We celebrated together. 

A very busy city centre venue.       Tired and weary some retired to bed.  I watched a bit of television and then hit the hay.