 I joined top adventures Frank Wolf, Kevin Vallely,
and Greg Inkster over in Scotland for the Drambuie
Pursuit which is a one-day adventure race with international
teams from around the world.
Scotland is one of my favorite places to visit.
My Mom was born in Edinburgh and so it is a place
I feel at home. I have raced across the Hebredian
Islands, climbed Ben Nevis and logged a few more
epics through the tough terrain. It is beautiful
and always better with a few jars!
Our trip started out perfect as the four of us were
upgraded to first class! Oh Yeah, we got drunk and
ate like kings! We arrived in London for a pint and
then on to Inverness, Scotland. The first evening
we were given food and then taken out to a giant
castle for the prologue - an Archery section.
We placed 4th on the night with two impressive sessions
by Greg and Frank.
 Over the next day we mountain biked, ran, canoed,
and did a section on dune buggies and Zap Kats which
are inflatable speed boats that go 50 miles per hour
and push 3 G’s in the corners. We were the
passengers in this section and the goal was to try
and not fall out.
After a wicked day of hard racing we arrived at
the finish line in first place overall. We celebrated
with the other teams well into the night with lots
of amazing Drambuie Drinks and fine food.
The next day Greg made his way home and Frank, Kevin
and I followed a 50km two day hiking route from Glennfinnin
to Inverie. The majestic mountains were awesome and
we saw tons of deer and spent the first night in
a Bothy, which is a shelter cabin in the mountains.
The following day we enjoyed the sun overhead as
we cruised into Inverie and the Old Forge Pub, the
remotest pub in Britain for some jars of beer. It
is a special place and one I will have in my memory
for a long time.
 Leaving by boat to Mallaig, we caught the train back
to our car and then off to the airport for a quick
flight to Ireland. The next day we hit Dublin and the
tour of 12 bars and 12 Pints of Guinness; it was epic.
We spent the next few day exploring the Cliffs of Moher
in Doolin on the west coast and other cool coastal
pubs before making our way back to Canada…time
for a little rehab! Little d
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