Looking For Nessie

Scotland was a very interesting place to see. We visited Loch Ness but Nessie wasn't there to say hi. There was an impressive castle along the way that we stopped at to take some pictures. It sat on an island that was in the middle of the river mouth so it would be hard to get to when the tide was high. We visited the Isle of Skye and there were many cliffs to look over and take pictures from but you had to be careful because there were no railings to keep you from going over the edge! We visited a castle called Dunvegan Castle that belonged to one of the Scottish clan chiefs and is still used every year. We went to Ballater to see the Highland Games. We watched the caber tossing and it was very cool to see the contestants lifting a massive log. One contestant couldn't even lift the log! We also saw the Dunnottar Castle that was held by many people including William Wallace! Now I really want to see Braveheart. We also saw the St. Andrews golf course. Yay?

We visited Edinburgh during the Fringe Festival so there were street performers everywhere and we saw one guy from Canada who was an amazing unicycler and jugger! We had supper at a potato bar where they bake potatoes, mash up the insides, and then you add toppings to them. We visited the Doune castle where part of Monty Python and the Holy Grail was shot. I stood where Graham Chapman stood while John Cleese made fun of him from on top of the wall in the film. We visited the William Wallace monument that was made for him about five hundred years after he died. We visited the Kelpies, a pair of giant metal horse heads. I had fun relaxing in my room in Kinghorn because the sun came through the windows every morning and warmed the room up. I enjoyed visiting with our Mennonite Your Way hosts Jan and Stewart in Kinghorn which is near Edinburgh. They were like grandparents and I'm going to miss them.

We went to see Hadrian's Wall which was a long walk up the hillside. We went into England and explored the Lake District. We saw some hairy highland cows and drove through the twisty narrow roads in the countryside. It was always interesting and a little scary trying to pass people. I really enjoyed seeing Scotland and my favourite day was seeing the Highland Games.