Departure Nears

We're off to the airport and about 16 hours of travel... There's nothing like long airplane rides.  The dreamlike hours of being served by people in uniforms, entertained with movies and then suddenly everyone is speaking strangely.  

Our trip is yet to have a concrete itinerary. We're beginning with two days in Aberdeen and then up north along the coast. We've heard some people surf in Scotland. Then to the village of my great-grandfather that is not on any maps. Then to the setting of MacBeth: MacDuff's Castle, Birnam Wood, possible campfires with interesting new cackling female friends who like to cook.

After this, plans are open though we've heard there is an organic farm/commune on the north coast that grows super-sized organic vegetables that are so large no one believes they are real. Imagine an 18 pound tomato. This is compelling.