Day #22 - 24: Inverness to John O' Groats, Scotland!

It's the last leg of the journey! During the middle of the trip, I told Holly that it's going to go by quick like Korea did and we'll be at the end wondering what happened and how it's already over..."and yet, here we are!"

These last three days were challenging because we wanted to be done on Wednesday in order to make it back to Worcester with enough time to visit friends and family before flying back to Okinawa. So we had to push some high miles with elevation. Not only that, our options for lodging were limited as the population is sparse up here. Places to eat were also sparse but we conquered every challenge that came across our way!

Listen. You can just hear them laugh and play. It's the best ever. See you can have the kids fight and play at home or on a fun biking trip. At least here I'm having fun.

Found this great biking shop that this police officer does part time from his home. He repaired my rare broken front spoke and he spruced up our bikes for free and gave us a light to put on since he's seen a thing or two in reagrds to car crashes with bikes.

Golden Wok is chewing on his toy and Golden Rose is drinking her smoothie.

We're getting into some mountains here in Scotland. It's all neat.

We found this perfectly placed play area for the kids to escape from the rain.

They loved it!

Finally, some Old English like they spoke in the Olden Days.

Nice boudoir setting for this pic.

This house is tiny. Like two feet tall. Who lives here?

I love the cool, black waters of the river. Here and Cornwall had them. Like the prophecy foretold, "the first shall be last and last shall be first." 

Only Holly and like four friends know of my love for the windmills. I have to have one (or more) in my front yard someday. And if I could get one of those black rivers with a water wheel on my property, then life would be complete. 

Now we can see the ocean from the north! We're getting close!

There are a lot of old abandoned stone homes and farms. They're all neat.

The phone booths are as ubiquitous in random places as the vending machines are in Japan!

Love these quiet, empty roads through the countryside.

We stayed at a quaint AirBnB with a real fireplace. Wished we could have stayed longer.

Red Dragon's first tooth!

The best ever.

Look at these rich homes right at the edge of John O' Groats. They're all neat.

This had an Icelandic-esque to it.

We made it! About 1,080 miles in total this one.

I was extra thirsty after hoofing it 36 miles to the finish line with no breathers. Too bad these drinks were sugar-free. Why do you guys like nasty sugar-free stuff? It ruins it.

Quick lunch before we board the bus!

Sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepy mushrooms 🍄💤

This was the wildest bus in the world. We're on the top deck in front with the best view ever going down the tiny British roads and it felt like we were going to get in a crash at every corner and passing car. We ever got so close to a lady that she had to jump out of the way.