We then drove along the A701 through some very lovely countryside (in the driving rain) to the outskirts of Edinburgh. We went to South Queensferry from where you can see the Forth Bridges. We were lucky in that it just stopped to rain as we got there so we decided to go for a stroll. It was very very windy but for once Tom didn't really mind. In fact he even went to stand by the railings to see if he could get splashed by the sea???!!! (Very out of character, but nice to see).
The Forth Bridge |
Cold but not raining |
The children were playing so well with each other that we were able to have adult conversation. We were just telling Neil about the story around Max (his girlfriend being the best friend of an old school friend of mine) when a FB photo went up of Helen, Max and Isobel in Stirling! Too good an opportunity to miss so we decided to meet up Monday morning.
Neil made us a very very good stew and that with some wine and an evil chocolate pudding meant that we were more or less comatose on the sofa that evening.
Monday morning, Tom and I walked with Rory and Lewis to school (their half term was 2 weeks ago) then Neil drove us into Stirling to meet up with H, M & I. Neil was also in their chemistry class
A motley crew... |
We said our goodbyes (they were off to Loch Lomand for the afternoon) and Neil drove us back to Dollar. We then quickly repacked the car and headed North. First stop was Perth and Tesco for lunch and food shopping. We then headed up the A93 via Braemar through the Cairngorms. This was a fantastic route - the roads were great: nice and smooth and very very empty. Unfortunately it did rain the whole way, but that didn't matter - the views were good even with the rain. We passed through ski areas (no snow yet) and many glens. The scenery is quite similar to the Dales, but bigger and higher. When the heather is out it must be glorious.
Our distillery for the week |
A good, sturdy cottage - very well kitted out, 3 big bedrooms, we will be very comfortable here.
Then it was a case of unpacking the car, trying to the get the central heating to work (got there eventually) making tea (burgers - nice and quick) then bath and bed for the boy, with us following not long after.
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