Edinburgh, United Kingdom

After our time in Madrid, we flew to Edinburgh, Scotland. Our first full day there, we headed to the Grassmarket, a fun section of town full of funky shops. My very favorite of said shops was Demijohn, a “liquid deli” specializing in artisan-made liqueurs, whiskeys and infused oils & vinegars. I can’t tell you how happy I was to find this shop. I actually ended up returning a week later to buy more fun liqueurs and was delighted to find the 44th open road card I’d left pinned up behind the cash register.

"Allons! Whoever you are come travel with me! Traveling with me you find what never tires."

We were lucky enough to stay right next to the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens, where we visited and spent time wandering, admiring and lazing around. I left the 45th section of the poem in a very funky tree I found there.

"The earth never tires, the earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first. Nature is rude and incomprehensible at first. Be not discouraged, keep on, there are divine things well envelop’d. I swear to you there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell."