DETOUR - SCOTLAND TO PLAY GOLF AT ST. ANDREW'S-

Part of the fun of this trip is not to have everything scheduled. We had a window of 5-6 days before heading to Istanbul and we decided two to nothing to head off for some golf in Scotland. While Scotty and I were in the casino Scott organized a golf trip to Scotland with some great advice from Chuck Yash, a member of the R&A and friend from RSF. We found a treasure of a place to stay owned and run by Sir Peter Erskine and Lady Catherine called the Cambo House and were able to get onto the Old Course(through the lottery) in addition to two other days of magical golf. Every day called for rain all day and we had great weather in spite of the forecast. We have loved St. Andrew's, a beautiful college town where William and Catherine met and fell in love at school. The gardens at the Cambo House we explored today. Every tulip was in bloom. There are 1,200 acres here and we barely scratched the surface other than to check out the Kingsbarns Golf Course which is part of the property. By way of explanation, Scott is shown here having a Port Pipe for dessert(delicious Port in a glass pipe which is a principal which is the reverse of aerating wine before drinking), at our breakfast of free-range chicken eggs each morning ( table for 20 for just the two of us) and on the Old Course before we teed off and on the famous bridge on the 18th hole. Off to Edinburgh tomorrow, Paris, and then Istanbul on Tuesday. We will be sad to leave here. A great memory...