Ayr, Scotland

Queens Terrace, AKA: Bed and Breakfast Row. Our B&B is to the left of the green one. The Burnside Guesthouse. It's quite nice. I have so much to tell but I'm beat from 24 hours of travel followed by an 8 hour trip to the Isle of Aaron with Zeke, Tara, and my dad's good friends Bob and his wife Francis. It was grueling but worth the trip.

The beach in Ayr isn't particularly spectacular but these little sand noodles made me think of Max because I'm sure if he was here we'd be speculating about the creature who is making them. I wonder if it's really sand poop?

Ferry ropes. This picture is for Max and Philip. I love riding ferries and I'd love to ride them more often. I've ridden the ones in Vancouver and enjoyed it so much.

What I love about the British is their great love of drinking ales at all times of the day. Except for before 12:30pm on Sundays because you must commune with God prior to visiting the pub. It's in the Bible. Go check it and see if I'm right. This is a Tennents Ale. Philip and I discovered this ale the first time we visited Scotland.

Uh oh. Luckily we were just about to dock on the Isle of Aaron. Where we went to a castle whose name I have briefly forgotten but was really amazing- especially for the fully in tact original kitchen. I want a castle kitchen. I forget sometimes how much I love historical houses and how much even the medieval ones make me shiver with excitement and although everyone will argue with me (don't deny it) I believe I could be very content in a stone 13th century castle or a Victorian hunting lodge.

It seems to be under question whether I could really enjoy living on a cold island. Yes, I like to be warm...that's what fires (or central heating, when available) are for and I've also found coats and scarves to be quite useful against rugged cold weather.

Truly, I could be quite satisfied with a life of walking the moors, just so long as I can learn to avoid the body sucking pits of peat in which bodies get sucked down and preserved for all time.

Siblings. Intense, fun, contrary, argumentative, strong willed, opinionated, funny, quirky, maddening, different, the same*...and best of all? Together.

*I can almost guarantee that one or both of my siblings will not agree with this mini assessment I've made of us as a group.