Today is the day that we leave for the UK. Plans are all in place (or close to it) and there are just a couple of additions as we have figured things out for the last two days...so, here are those plans.
Day 8 will start with us waking up at Melville Castle and driving a little bit north to Lochleven Castle. It is on an island, so we will take a ferry (motorboat) out to the castle itself to see where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned for a short while. Then we will start the drive north and stop off at Dunnottar Castle on the North Sea coast. This is one I remember from my youth and was a 'must-do' for us. We will then continue to head north because we will be going to the Aberdeen v Partick Thistle football (yes, soccer for the heathen) match. After the match we'll grab some dinner in Aberdeen and then head back south to our hotel in Glenrothes.
Easter Sunday is Day 9 and we will spend most of the day in Stirling at the castle and in the town. We will also get to visit with some friends of the family from back in 1982 when we were in Aberdeen. There are some interesting activities at Stirling Castle for the holiday and we are really looking forward to them. Later in the afternoon we will head back to Glenrothes with a stop in Dollar to visit Castle Campbell, and (depending on the time) possibly a little hiking around the castle area.
We are all quite excited to be on our way. See you in the UK!
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