Sounds great to meet another McPhie. We had some excitement here and I will write about it. I love your log: it sounds so interesting and foreign. Hearty haggis!
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Mom

What did you think of "The Haggis"? If I remember correctly, it is horrible! I wonder if they made it for dinner just because you were there.....and really, they never eat it. :)

Don't knock all the touristy stuff.. afterall, kilt makers have one main client-> Scottish men! yummy!

BTW, there was a big annoucement on MSNBC about a week ago.. there is no Loch Ness Monster. No kidding. Apparently, some scientist did a big, expensive underwater dredging and filming and they found nothing...but just in case, be sure to have your camera ready!

No Nessie? I dunno - I'd love to see that story. And what are they talking about, big dredging? You could stand the comm tower in London in Loch Ness and it'd be fully covered, the loch is so deep. But maybe they did - something conclusive one way or another is pretty exciting, no matter what.

MMmmmm... haggis! The stuff gets a bad rap, you know? I had it a couple of times in Scotland - on Skye and in Stirling - and I thought it was pretty tasty. Wash it down with a pint o' 80, and life rocks.

Have fun in Orkney, love.

I guess that Haggis is something we all have to try at one point in our lives ;)
Little fun fact here for ya...(hehe) Did you know that there is a "sister" serpant to the Lochness in British Columbia, Canada? It is in the Okanagan Lake. They have had news people and specials like the one on the Lochness, trying to find out if it is real or not. I believe there is even a reward out for the person that prooves its real. People say its just a school of sturgeon. Who knows! oooooooo

I forgot the most important part!! They call it the Ogopogo :) Such an endearing and fun to say name.

so joey is forgiven- he bought me a car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the same exact car except in green. holy shit! and dads paying my insurance cause i cant even afford to eat
anyway, get this, lola ISN'T paying me more than 8 bucks an hour!
that is what i made at the bagel store!
this blows
v

Well, at least you have a car, a job, and some insurance. How much was the car???

What's the deal with Thailand? Did you guys do what I told you? Talk to Nick. I spoke with him yesterday and I told him how to find the cheapies.

The Loch Ness monster is actually a big haggis floating in the lake.

hmmm... I think you've been hitting a bit too much single-malt to have come up with that theory!

That would make it nearly a big turd!!! Ick. I've been sampling the whiskey and have been taking a liking to it.....

Re the internet connection question for Orkney. All of the UK has free internet connections in their public libraries. Also some of the tourist information centres have them as well, but they charge a fee like 1 pound for 15 minutes, so try the libraries first.

BC has more than one "Nessie". Cadbora Bay by Oak Bay, a section of Victoria BC on Vancouver Island, also lays claim to a sea monster. This one is appropriately named "Caddie".