Luis has arrived

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So Pedro's brother arrived this afternoon, bringing gifts from America.  After hugs and hellos, we hauled Luis's luggage up to our living room and helped unpack.  Pedro and Luis's mom managed to neatly pack a whole bag of Cuban crackers (an old favorite of ours), homemade mango jam, allergy medicine for Pedro, and nausea medicine for me. (Medicine like that is not easily obtained here, or it's not the same.)  We also got Pedro's virtual reality set from our old apartment, so that'll be fun.  After we got Luis settled, we decided a nice place for lunch would be Lock 27, our pub just down the canal.  Simple, Scottish, close.  

Even though it was a bit warmer, it was a really nice day.  There's a saying here, "Summer is the best day of the year,"  which sounds pretty accurate considering the west side of Scotland is the wettest in the country. So we sat outside and enjoyed all the dogs and people watching along the canal path.  We tried to give Luis a crash course in a lot of the differences between Scotland and America while we enjoyed our food and walk back to the house. 

At home, Pedro hooked up the VR system, and we played games until dinner (I made lasagna) and then we all got ready for bed.  A nice easy day to give Luis a chance to recoup from the flight across the pond and prepare for our first tour tomorrow.  The day was even topped off with the last super moon of the year, easily seen from the comfort of home. 

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