Our last day! Hard to believe it has been a MONTH! We began today with a breakfast at the Victoria Hotel and headed to the newly completed hospital in Kirkcaldy, where we were given a tour of the new biomass energy facility. A bit of a vocational day for the engineers in the group and just general interest to me and Ben. Emily begged off with my blessing. The redundancy in the engineering, especially because this was a life sustaining facility, was amazing to me.
We returned to the Busby's home for a lunch and some final packing and were driven to the airport hotel. We had a brief break and rejoined as a group to head off to Edinburgh for our last evening together. We ate at the Dusit restaurant (thanks, Jay, for the suggestion), and then hopped into several pubs, including the Bon Vivant and Jekyll & Hyde. A good time was had by all.
I hate long and sad farewells, so, we said our quick goodbyes and headed off to bed. Each of us had a different departure in the morning and our focus was on "moving on". Home for some (Casey and Emily), Scotland's famous golf courses for Jim, friends homes in Europe for Ben and, for me, the arrival of my wife, Kay, so we could begin our 2 weeks in France!
Bon Voyage to all and my warmest THANKS to all involved in our very successful Group Study Exchange!
Bob McClenathan
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