Some final thoughts on Scotland

We're leaving Scotland tomorrow, but I wanted to give you my impression of the Scots as a people before I go (so don't look for a post tomorrow, I'll be back the next day).

Scotland has a brutal history. The native Highlanders were literally cleared out by the British, similar to how Native Americans were treated. And yet, when you're there, you can feel the pull.

Scots are attached to their land. They're born to it. And they actually are in love with it. It's part of them in a way Americans can't understand.

And there's magic here. Not the hocus-pocus kind. But the kind that makes a man want to fight in and army that's outnumbered five to one or six to one (with Robert the Bruce or William Wallace). Or a man take on a group of seven bandits who murdered a friend--and win against them all.

They're hardy and strong. They've got personality like none other.

You've got to expereince this country. Not just the cities and the food. Or the kilts and the pipes. You've got to sit with a Scotsman. Learn what makes him tick.

You'll be glad you did.