This report is for Tuesday. We had some free time with our individual hosts. Mine took me to the local hydroelectric dam, where we watched the salmon jumping and saw the fish ladder. I also went to Robertson's, a store where I purchased some fine amber liquids to savor at home.
We rejoined and, as a group, gave our presentation to the joint clubs of Pitlochry and Aberfeldy. I think it went very well again. Everyone has given us great accolades regarding our presentation.
In the afternoon, we were given a tour of the Edradour distillery, the smallest in Scotland. Our kindly, but, feisty tourguide let us see many casks of whisky, let us taste a couple of them, and described the whole process to us again. She pointed out that the water for this distillery is the best in Scotland. That is true at each of the distilleries, I think.
Dinner was light finger food with our hosts. Just so everyone knows, if you have a TON of "light finger food" it is NOT a light meal. We washed it all down with various tasty beverages. We really had a nice time and I want to say "Thank You" to our hosts, Graham and Wendy Huggins (I really hope I got that right! because they really got the party right). Anorher special thanks is in order to Emily's host Jenni Moncrieff and her husband, who own McNaughton's, a fine shop in Pitlochry. They brought many pieces of authentic apparel, as did a couple of other hosts, to allow the GSE team to wear an ensemble of kilts and accessories (like the sporran and jacket and socks with flash). I gotta say, we looked HOT! I am sure no one will post those pictures on the blog (hint, hint).
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