THE DIARY OF STEPHEN BAXTER- AGED 12½ Printed as written - complete with spelling and grammar mistakes, in which the author embarks on a two-week adventure travelling to Scotland in an unreliable double-decker bus.  Saturday April 3rd Started off from Ingoldisthorpe at 8.30. I was picked up at the fleet at 9.10. We traveled all through the morning and about 10.50 we reached Kelham Monastrary. "The Society for the Sacred Mission." Attended a service with monks. Had lunch in the monastary courtyard. Started off again in the afternoon and about 6 o-clock went past "Scotch Corner." About five miles away we pitched our tents in a farmers field. Had supper in the bus. Then went to bed. Sunday April 4th Woke up and discovered the village I was in was called "Gilling West." We then went to church. After church a farmers wife let us wash and fill out containers. That night at 6 o-clock we crossed the SCOTTISH BORDER and camped on a boggy moor. Monday April 5th Got up and reached Edinbourough and went to Holyrood Palace. Crossed Fourth road bridge. That night travelled untill we reached Elgin station at 3 o-clock. Tuesday April 6th Early that morning we looked round the town. We then went back to the bus and had bacon and eggs. At dinner we visited Culloden moor. But we could not stay long for we had a puncture and we had to go fast as we could to Inverness, it took all afternoon to fix. Camped on a hill, with a log as company. Wednesday April 7th Nothing much happened. We saw shin falls. That afternoon reached Durness and camped by the sea and played on some rocks. Had a comfortable night. There also was a river and a small waterfall. Thursday April 8th Met some boys and they showed us Smoo cave. After that they took us to a two mile beach. Had dinner there. And saw some aircraft bomb a small island. Also saw a Royal Navy helicopter which picked up a boy from the beach his name was Andrew Cambell. We then went back to the tents and had supper and went to bed. Friday April 9th That morning at about 1/4 to eleven went across a ferry to walk 11 miles to Cape Wrath. At 1/2 past one we had dinner after walking 3 miles. We reached Cape Wrath at 3 o-clock. One of the three lighthouse keepers showed us round the lighthouse. He told us the lighthouse shades cost 20 thousand pounds in 1816. The lighthouse keeper took us in a landrover to the ferry. The water was very rough and by the time we had reached the other side of the loch we was soaked. That night we slept in the bus. Saturday April 10th That morning we had to push the bus to get it going. We had dinner at a place were we had camped before. We saw loch Ness and camped in some trees. Sunday April 11th At 11.30 we went to a prepertane church, it was raining when we came out. We went to Inverness. And looked round the shops and I bought aunties present. At ½ past six some of us went to a Roman Catholic Church attended a service. We then went back to the camping site. Monday April 12th Had breakfast and set off for Skye. Saw where a rock fall had been and the men were clearing it. When we reached the ferry we found that it was the first bus to go across the ferry. It cost £4 return to cross. For dinner we had 2 sandwiches, a packet of crisps and a banana. We camped on a boggy moor next to the sea. Tuesday April 13th Started off at 11 o-clock from Skye. For dinner we had 2 sandwiches and a orange. Took the film from my camera. We camped by Loch Liny. Before we camped we saw Ben Nevis. It was a buetiful sight. Wednesday April 14th Attended a early service at 7.45 at Fort William. We then went back and took the tents down, and went back to Fort William. We had breakfast and and went to a Museum. There was a room all on Prince Charly with a lock of his hair and also the secret portrait. We then went back to the bus to set of for Glen-Coe. We past Glen-Coe forest at a 1/4 to three we reached village of Glencoe. We camped on some grass it rained in the night. Thursday April 15th Set off from camp site at 10 past 10. For dinner we had 2 sandwiches and a apple. We then went to the 11th Duke of Argylls Castle at Inverere. We left at 4.10. We camped by Loch Lomand. Mr White bought us all a bottle of lemonade. Friday April 16th In the morning we cleared out the bus. We reached Glasgow at half past one and went through the Clyde tunnel at twenty to two. We then stopped while they went to get some more food. We then left and had a banana and three sandwiches. Stopped at Gretna Green our last stop at Scotland. We reached Gretna Green at 7.0. We then went to Carisle where a priest let us sleep in the Church hall. Saturday April 17th Got up and had breakfast egg and bacon and porridge. We then all had a wash and washed our hair. We then took our sleeping bags in the bus, and attended a 5 minute service, we left about 12.0 to head for Nigels (Packer). At 1.30 we began to go through the Lake District. We then then stopped at Keswick. When we left we picked some people up. We then went to Nigels and dropped him off. We then headed  for Liverpool. Sunday April 18th Stopped at Liverpool at a park in Thomas Street. Got up at 8.00. We then attended a church service and people were very kind. We then went to see the Cavin. We set of from Liverpool at 12.00. We then went through the Mersy tunnel, for tea we had some chips a small pie and a cake. I arrived home at 10.30.