Off to Glasgow!

On Tuesday we took the train from Carlisle to Glasgow, a one hour
train ride. Arriving in the rain, we headed out the station to a bus
stop across the street where we were to catch a bus to close proximity
to the Glasgow Youth Hostel, our first stop prior to the hike. On the
way, E was approached by a local homeless man who asked if he had any
money. Quick on the draw, he told him he only had American money and
it would do him no good. It worked, and the man went on his way.
After boarding the bus, we realized that even though we knew which
stop we needed to get off at, that there was nothing to indicate when
that stop came! There was no announcement, no reader board, nothing!
A very kind woman sitting behind us heard us talking and asked where
we were going. After explanations, she said she would tell us which
stop to get off and we even got directions on where to walk from there
to get to the hostel. By the time we got off several others knew the
Americans were on board! Thanks to their kindness, we arrived at the
hostel without any problems. We decided to be cheap and not pay for
Internet charges there. Thus, we will post two today because we get
free wifi here! Had lunch in a nearby pub and after an afternoon of
rest and making advance reservations along the hike, we headed into
Glasgow for dinner. Found another great pub and I made a new
discovery. Acting on a suggestion from Andrew, I opted out of the
Strongbow Hard Cider in favor a pear cider. Wowie zowie!! I have a
new addiction! Since it was the longest day of the year, we were kind
of thrown off by the constant daylight and ended up eating dinner
after 9! Heading back to the hostel at 10, we discussed that perhaps
we should pay more attention. It didn't get dark until after 11, but
sleep finally came. On to Milngavie!!