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A Scotland Adventure: My first with Wild Women Expeditions

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I departed Boise, ID, early on Wednesday June 21, 2017, and arrived mid-morning to Inverness, UK, on Thursday June 22,2017.  Check-in time at the Bazpacker hostel (arranged independent from the WWE) was not until 1400, so I located the hostel and dropped off my bags for temporary storage then browsed the stores for my Clans' tartans.  I had a great first day in Scotland, locating some gifts and browsing some local sites on foot, then finishing o ff the day with some excellent Halibut and chips from Castle Tavern (2 doors down from the hostel, currently 4 stars on trip advisor though well deserving of 5 stars). I met up with my WWE group at just before noon on Friday June 23, 2017, at the local train station.  This was only about a 10 minute walk from my hostel now that I knew the route.  Kirsty Duncan was our fearless leader for the day, and I met up with Michelle Fleming, Marianne Wilson (who would be my roommate for the week), Barbara Frey, ...