Another busy but fun day. Today we headed for Stirling castle, a very grand castle perched on top of a rocky volcanic plug. When the castle came into view when driving we pointed it out to Heather and she nearly jumped out of her car seat. She couldn't believe its size and how high up it was. It was like a walled town as it was the castle in which Royalty retreated when they were under threat. There has been a lot of money spent on restoration so in places gives a great view of what it looked like 500 years ago when first built and was in all it's glory. The kids once again had lots of fun exploring and imagining they were prince / princess, although Callum preferred to be a pirate (hasn't quite got it yet). I also found it amusing when Heather tried to move a cannon. Because the castle was built high up for defending any attacks it gets all the wind. I was sure it was going to snow. After enjoying a picnic lunch of sandwiches and fresh British strawberries that Jenny prepared (whilst trying to fend off the wind chill), and after stripping a few layers of clothes, we piled into the cars and headed for Falkirk to see the engineering marvel of the Falkirk wheel. It is a very impressive piece of machinery, being a lift for canal boats to move from one canal to another to allow boats to travel from Glasgow to Edinburgh by what used to be unconnected canals previously separated by a hill. It is now a very popular tourist attraction as well as a very useful boat lift. Tomorrow we are having a rest day from tourist activities. The kids will have a day playing with their cousins while Granny babysits, while Neil and I catch up for lunch and ales in Linlithgow with Kevin and Mags (Neil's brother & partner) for lunch who have both been working up until now. Looking forward to it.
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