Scotland Pictures

Hoyer and Kyle at Edinburgh Castle

Hoyer at Kildrummy Castle

Hoyer and Kyle at Loch Ness

Walking through the Ring of Brodgar in Orkney, 600 years older than Stonehenge.

Kyle, Hoyer, Me and Dodd Loomis having drinks before going to see his play, Luck.

Hoyer as a little lamb in a pasture near Glenbuchat.

The coast of the Isle of Hoy.

Hoyer pointing the way to Hoy!!!

Home Sweet Home

We made it back to London late last night. At 6 months, Hoyer is becoming more and more of a handful and we think our days of easy travel with him are over for a while. We had been debating a second trip to Paris and a weekend in Zurich, but now that our little bear is semi-crawling and such a wiggle worm, we think maybe not. But, there is still hope...Paris can still happen- and this is how- ( I have friends that do this all the time..)
We take the early morning train from London to Paris and then the last train from Paris to London that same day. Hoyer stays home with our sweet sitter. We shall see. It all depends on time and money (after the bill form enterprise..who knows...).
But, it is good to be home. We slept late today and are going over to friends for BBQ. We have started the loads of laundry and one suit case is unpacked completely. Luckily, Monday is a bank holiday, so we get a nice long weekend to recover and get things back in order.
Scotland Pictures are being uploaded as we speak and I will put up a ton as soon as I can.

Edinburgh

We made it back to Edinburgh to a Marriott for 2 nights to decompress and enjoy their pool and see Edinburgh. Hoyer was a little fish showing off to Kyle just how far he has come since taking swimming lessons. We had breakfast in bed both mornings.
We saw so many neat things in town, the castle, Holyrood, where the queen resides in Scotland, the Royal Mile and we were in town for lots of festivals that were going on in August, including the Fringe Festival.
I linked up with a childhood friend from Covington, Dodd Loomis, who was in Edinburgh for his play, Luck, that was featured at the Fringe. We were able to have a drink and catch up (on the last 15 years) before the show. Kyle and Hoyer then went back to the Hotel while I went to the show. It was really good!
Now we are at the train station getting ready to head back to London. We have had a nice time and learned a lot. The biggest lesson learned was about car rentals. Kyle will have to fill everyone in about that. Let's just say Kyle's bday gift was a new clutch and a tail light from Enterprise.