Today it is time to head to the airport, spend the night and fly home. I like Glasgow. It is a real city with grit, and polish. There are a dozen museums here that we have not made it to. It has one of the most charming train stations I have seen. Assuming all goes well, I have over 4,000 photos to sort through when I get home. It is busy, but not crowded. The streets are alive with people and ringing with music. It was the perfect landing pad for the last leg of this adventure.
Back in 2009 I was invited to speak at a conference at Mt Washington in New Hampshire. Upper new England was (and largely still is) a part of the country I have not spent much time in. I flew up a day early, rented a car and drove to Vermont and spent the night, drove onto Mt Washington the next day. Rode the train to the top of the mountain, spent the night and spoke early the next day. I left Mt Washington mid morning, with a late afternoon flight home.
I passed a road sign that said I was only about 60 miles from Maine, and I had never been there. I looked at the time and figured I had plenty of time to drive to Maine, have a quick lunch, and still make it to the airport in plenty of time for my flight home. So I turned and away I went.
As I recall I had an icecream cone for lunch, took just a couple of photos, and then drove back to the airport in New Hampshire. I would love to go back and spend more time exploring the rocky coast and fresh lobster.
Those are states where I’ve spent quite a bit of time and loved it. A friend escaped to northern Maine for a new, relaxed life. He loved it — until winter arrived. I’m glad you liked Glasgow. Our friend Connor is very proud of his city.
ReplyDeleteGlasgow is a delight.
DeleteAn ice cream cone for lunch sounds very healthy!
ReplyDeleteDairy, only the best.
DeleteIt's been a very long time since I was in that part of the country. I also flew into New Hampshire and then drove through Vermont and Maine. I was there in September hoping to see some colorful leaves but they really hadn't started to turn yet. Yes, I was "leaf peeper" on that trip.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised that legal aid scheduled a training in the midst of leaf season. I'd go back.
DeleteThe woman who was my SIL when I was married to her brother (and she is still very nice to me) lives in Bar Harbor, Maine. I had wonderful visits up there and she and her husband are wonderful hosts - taking me hiking, sailing, cooking lobster. It's fabulous.
ReplyDeleteLobster, I have not had a good lobster in a few years.
DeleteMy niece climbed all the Presidentials in one year. Mount Washington was her last one and my sister and brother-in-law met her at the top with a bottle of Champagne.
ReplyDeleteHow special. I took the cog railway up, under steam power.
DeleteEspecially the lobster!
ReplyDeleteThe world needs more lobsters
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