 More than once the Wordsworths were refused a room for the night after dark in the rain with miles to the next town; however this was contrasted by the kindness and generosity of others.Food in 19th century Scotland along the road ranged from boiled fowl and egg on the high end to whey and oat bread on the low end, and none at all in some cases, although "A boiled sheep's head, with the hair singed off" was a true Scottish fare savored.Most of the trip was in a jaunting car, an Irish open-air two-wheeled cart drawn by a single horse—which because of the poor roads in practice meant going most of the way on foot.