So today I did something I've never done before: I ditched my plans to reach Edinburgh tonight and instead chose to hang out in Inverness another day, see some more of the Highlands, and hang out with one of the people I met last night. I went out to the Black Isle Brewery, where the other guy from the pub works, and saw how they make their beer. The property is shared with a farm, which is an interesting concept.
We drove out along the road toward the Isle of Skye for a little bit before realizing that it would be impossible to spend any real time there and still be in Edinburgh to meet Mom at the airport. I did get to try some Highland burgers, though. I had a Little Wyvis burger (named after a nearby mountain called Little Wyvis: there's a taller one called Wyvis), which was truly massive. Two 1/4 pound patties, another patty of black pudding, an egg, bacon, onion rings, and lettuce and tomatoes. It fell apart as I tried to eat it and I could only manage about half of the thing before my stomach warned me that explosion was imminent.
For the rest of the day, I saw more of Loch Ness and Inverness, had a very late meal of soup at a pub, and went to sleep. Sometimes it's nice to change plans.
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