On arrival...

Well, I made it in one piece. I'm finally in Scotland and settling in alright. As much as one can without luggage... That's right, the airline misplaced my bags once again. Not surprising since they re-routed me from my original flight path via Chicago, Manchester and Glasgow after checking in with United, and put me on Air France through Paris, Manchester and finally Glasgow. Fortunately I learned my lesson last December when I flew here and something very similar happened so I packed a change of clothes in my carry-on.
But the jet lag is not so bad this time, since I could only get about one hour of sleep on the airplane and maybe an hour during my 5 hour layover in Paris I slept verrry well in my surprisingly comfy bunk last night.
Though I had been hoping for a bit of sun I was not surprised to walk off of the plane into the typical Scottish rain, so similar to my home in the Seattle area. I don't think the summer is quite over yet in Scotland so we're expecting another day or two of fair weather.
As soon as my bags arrive I'll post some pictures.