On our Way to Scotland

Well today we bid farewell to George and Chris in Newcastle, geez we had a wonderful time staying at their house, and so good to catch up with old friends again. We set off for Scotland, decided to stop and have a look at Edinburgh Castle on the way.





































We spent a couple of hours wandering around, so much to see, we had a great time, the Scottish Honors are something to behold. Saw them setting up for the fireworks on Sunday and the Military Tattoo Setup.

After Edinburgh Castle we decided to head to Falkirk to see the Wheel, we were really keen to have a look after George and Chris mentioned how good it was.

About the Falkirk wheel

The Millennium Link was an ambitious £84.5m project with the objective of restoring navigability across Scotland on the historic Forth & Clyde Canal and Union Canal, providing a corridor of regenerative activity through central Scotland.

A major challenge faced, was to link the Forth and Clyde Canal, which lay 35m (115ft) below the level of the Union Canal. Historically, the two canals had been joined at Falkirk by a flight of 11 locks that stepped down across a distance of 1.5km, but these has been dismantled in 1933, breaking the link.

What was required was a method of connecting these two canals by way of a boat lift. British Waterways were keen to present a visionary solution taking full advantage of the opportunity to create a truly spectacular and fitting structure that would suitably commemorate the Millennium and act as an iconic symbol for years to come.

Bella at the playground at Falkirk















We had a laugh passing through Kinross and then Perth on our way to St Andrews









Finally at St Andrews