August 2015

So I'm back from Scotland, we had a great time while we were there. Lots of sightseeing, eating and visiting. I wanted to meet Margaret while we were there, Louise arranged it and when I finally met her, she told me to go fly a kite. So I built this kite at Dave and Louise's and went back to get Margaret and we headed down to the East Sands. The winds blow heavy in Scotland, in fact they have a saying, "If it's nae wind and nae rain, it's nae golf". I don't know about the rain, but if there's nae wind, there's nae kite flying .Any way we needn't worry about there being nae wind. The kite went up easy, real easy, that's when I felt it start to pull me across the sand. Margaret sensed the situation and grabbed the sleeve of my jacket, too bad it was an old one and ripped right off my arm. So Margaret was standing with the sleeve of my jacket and I, being a sleeve lighter, picked up speed toward the North Sea. I thought if I could just hold on until I hit the water, it would help slow me down. My brain reminded me this was the North Sea, just a few degrees warmer than being able to walk on it. I had to let it go and lost my footing, I ended up head first in the sand, I don't know how the ostrich does it, it is really hard to breathe in there. Margaret ran up and grabbed my other sleeve and ripped it off as well, I've got a vest now. Hey. If you ever hear of a kite found floating in the North Sea or washed up on one of her shores, it's mine and Margaret's.

Have a great day

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