Raising Cane in Scotland!!!!! AND MacBackpackers!!!!!!

Edinburgh Castle


Well we all "Raised Cain" in Scotland for five days! Below are blogs from students and the new Raising Cane III: Fore! video. We took the train from London's King's Cross Station (unfortunately not from the Harry Potter platform) to Edinburgh. Below are some photos of the train ride.


Tim and Mary. Tim is not bored!



Dani and Shannon doing what they do best.



Ali eating her fingers!




Amber creeping us out!



Curtis and Peter trying to do scary faces. We had to amuse ourselves for 5 and a half hours!



While in Edinburgh we stopped in the Edinburgh Fringe Shop, visited the Castle, went to the Children's museum and played, and, of course, shopped.


Fringe shop from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival




Video from the Children's Museum. Enjoy the show!



Some of the scary dolls (I think they come to life at night!)



A Sweeney Todd Nickelodeom Machine! Judy you would love it!



Peter practising for his future career.



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Enjoy the student blogs and photos of Saint Andrew's and the tour of the Highlands!


Hey there friends and family! This is Peter, "Knocking Man" of the Raising Cane videos. Thank you so much for watching our videos. We hope you have enjoyed them as much as we enjoyed creating them. The latest installment takes place at St. Andrew's in Scotland, the home of golf! Many of the clips took place on the world's first golf course. Some of you golfers may recognize the famous club house and Roman bridge. Also, some movie buffs may recognize the beach from the movie, "Chariots of Fire."


Raising Cane III: Fore! A Scottish Experience






Gary, Curtis, Bill, and myself took a bus into St. Andrew's from Edinburgh on Friday morning. We had a great time exploring the town, shopping, eating, seeing the latest Bond movie, and of course creating the video.

Curtis, Bill, and I got up eary on Saturday morning, hired (rented) two set of clubs from our hostel, and headed to the St. Andrew's Links Club. We hit a couple buckets of balls and then headed for the Balgrove course. Curtis and I played a round of 18 with Bill as our caddy. Our game was a little rusty, but it was an amazing experience to play golf at the club where golf was invented.

The rest of the group took a tour of the Highlands and had a fantastic time! We heard a lots of great stories that they will share down below after the posted pictures of St. Andrew's. I hope all is well in the States. Cheers!




Ruins of the old Cathedral in St. Andrew's



Peter, Bill, Curtis exploring the Cathedral cemetery



Peter and Curtis in the Cemetery



Crying angel in the Cemetery

Bill and Curtis on the shore near the seal house (I told you Curtis they had seals in St. Andrews)

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Peter outside the private club house at the Old Course in St. Andrew's. There was no way he was getting in!

Curtis and Peter at the 18th hole of the Old Course

Moonlight shining on the water near the stone pier...

Hey readers! Bern and Caitlin here! A bunch of us went on the MacBackpackers tour of the Scottish Highlands this past weekend! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! The three day tour included Loch Ness, Isle of Skye, Glencoe, Fairy Glens, mountain climbing and whisky distillery. The group went for a swim in Loch Ness; Tommy, Michelle and Danielle have bruises from Nessie. We stayed in a "wee house" in Skye with the other people on our tour (mostly French!) and had a great view of the highlands. We spent one night teaching some of the French how to play Spoons! They loved it!

The mountain we climbed was over 1,100 feet! It was a grueling journey through wind, sleet and rain...and a little sunshine. The view was gorgeous and well worth the effort. Some people decided to take the "long way" down with our kick-ass tour guide. Not only did it prove to be longer, but slightly more challenging as well. We had to charge down a sheer cliff face and eventually ended up just sliding down on our butts.

The mountain we hiked!

Michelle leading the way.

Ali a little wet. This is our tour guide!

The hike continues and continues and continues......

One of many great scenic views

Bern at one of the many magical rivers.

Mary and Bern getting ready to dip their faces in the magical waters to obtain eternal beauty!

Well did it work? Only time will tell....

Dani, Tim, and Mary contemplating whether to go swimming in the cold waters of Loch Ness.

Dani and Michelle go for it.

All of us dive in!!!!! Brrrrrr!!!!

We survived the Loch Ness monster and are really freezing here even though we are all smiling.

Tim as the Loch Ness Monster, Nessie, with his french counterpart in the wee house.

After our hike, soaked and exhausted, we made friends with locals as we dried our clothes in a co-op/laundromat. Some of us stood there with pajama pants and towels wrapped around our bottoms as we waited for our pants to dry.

One evening we stopped at a Fairy Glen and were told stories of the "wee folk" that are said to reside there. There was definitely a postive energy from the land. One of our last stops was the monument to William Wallace (a.k.a. Braveheart). The scale of the monument shows the devotion to this Scottish national hero.

This trip was worth every penny! We had a great tour guide (ask for G!) and we are so grateful that we were able to experience the Scottish Highlands.

Scotland forever!