A day to rest

We were drawn in the ballot and played the Old Course at St. Andrews yesterday morning! It was a difficult course, very different from the wide open and flat courses I am used to back home. It has hills galore, hidden bunkers (some of which were over 6 feet deep) and nasty bushed that leapt up and ate your golf balls! It was a beautiful morning though and we had a good time, even though I kicked the trash out of Jason. We then caught the train to Newcastle and are now in our 2nd country of the trip.

We went out last night - not too late, it seems we are slowing down a bit :-( - and it is incredible how many young people were out on the town and how many bars there were - I can see how this is the party town of western Europe. Today we are taking it easy and plan on not doing too much. It is hard living out of a suitcase and moving every day or two; and we have 7 more weeks of this! Whew! Well, when we get our car next week that should help immensely as we can unload some of the less necessary items out of the luggage.

Here's to finding a pub that serves Newcastle Brown Ale today (haven't found one yet, too funny!)! Cheers!