Seis de Mayo

Cheers for all the birthday wishes. I got plenty of Scottish rain all day long. I spent the day attending lectures and tutorials and took an hour by myself to walk out to the beach in the rain and watch dolphins (!) swim along the shoreline at low tide while all the oil ships made their way home to the harbor. For dinner I had a burger with Steph and we watched Singin in the Rain. Then we made our way to a pub called the Bobbin for drinks with some frisbee and international friends. It was a good day. :)

Last weekend I went to Nottingham (yes, Robin Hood!) with Positive Mojo for University Mixed Outdoor Nationals. It was everything you would expect from a tournament: long drive (like, 10hrs), navigational errors in finding our (Boy)Scout house (like camping indoors), full day outside on the pitches, sore muscles, camaraderie, decent party, etc etc etc. It was great to go to a real tournament again and it got me excited for summer ultimate.

The countryside here does not have billboards. I LIKE IT. And the rest stops are all planned out: one building with a Burger King, Costa Coffee, convenience store, toilets, indoor eating area and deck, and a fuel station across the street. Not sure I like this; it seemed too orderly and preplanned (not that deciding between the 100th Subway or DQ en route is any better).

One more essay to go, due Friday, then I am off to the Shetlands for a few days! I am actually rather travelled out and feeling the strains on my credit card, but we made these plans and bought tickets a month ago, so, guess I'm going to spot a puffin!