Highlands

Massive Train Strike

Sometimes, timing is everything. One month ago, about the time we were departing the US for Scotland, we booked a week in Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. Booked an Airbnb cottage. Booked round trip train tickets. Booked a rental car for after we arrived. The northern section of Scotland has some terrific scenery and history.

Well, who could have predicted that the very week we picked would coincide with a massive rail strike in the UK, the largest in 30 years; no end in sight. Luckily, we were able to quickly pivot to Plan B; booked travel by bus. Happily, the four hour bus ride was quite comfortable, and it was uneventful; quite a contrast with the chaos at the train stations.

The only drama was related to the fact that driving in Scotland is on the left side of the road. Oh, and the car we rented has a manual stick shift transmission. That shouldn't be a problem for Mike, since he drives a stick shift sports car at home, except he now has to shift with his left hand. Can you say, "learning curve."