Enjoying retirement
In The Red Rose County
...to visit Katherine, Nasar, Aiisha and Roxie. We started off waiting for our train in the Black Horse on Friargate dating from 1898 and Grade II listed, a wonderful place. Once safely ensconced in Edinburgh we played games. Some winners, some losers as you can see. There was also a demo of Judo stances.....frightening! On our first full day we went with Nasar to Dalkeith Country Park, a beautiful location and always enjoyable. Whilst we got stuck in to the play area, Roxie and Nasar had a very long walk in the woods..... Next day we were off by rail to Stonehaven and the spectacular Dunnottar Castle. Stonehaven proved an absolutely beautiful seaside resort and fishing village, with a marvellous harbour and beach and quaint buildings. The walk to the castle whilst in theory short was full of very steep ups and downs. It was once linked to the mainland by a narrow strip of land, but this was dug away by hand to increase the castle's defensive position. At the old cistern we got talking to a guide whom I immediately placed as being from Manchester. So it proved. She found a house and this job virtually by accident. Very pleasant and a great talker. The seafood bothy looked fantastic. Another good trip was to Portobello. (The name Portobello comes from Portobello Hut, which was a hut built by a sailor called George Hamilton in 1742. He named it after a battle he fought in Panama in 1739, the Battle of Puerto Bello). A good arcade.... .....and cafe. A couple of brilliant dog walks were taken to Blackford Hill and Glen........beautiful with brilliant views of Edinburgh. One last outing was to a fair on The Meadows......
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