We were so excited to have our first visitors come at the end of November. Tim and
Katie were in the Cambridge and Leeds area for work and decided to take a train up to see us in ye old Aberdeen. We are so glad they did! It was wonderful sitting across with familiar faces over cup of coffee/tea again!
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| Tim and Tim catching up in Aberdeen's City Centre |
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| We enjoyed showing them around our little town |
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| Aberdeen houses and steeples |
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| Local Park |
Then we got to show them around Dunnator Castle.
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| We were able to climb down to the sea since we had a babysitter! We had so much fun being goofy and exploring all the nooks and crannies of the area! |
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| They are just so cute! |
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| Climbing down to the sea |
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| Tossing smooth rocks into the water - quite therapeutic! |
After we were finished checking out the castle, we were told by the locals that we couldn't/shouldn't leave the Stonehaven area without first trying the "Best Fish and Chips in Scotland". And oh my word -
The Bay Fish Shop was amazing!
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| The only problem is that they only had take out(the locals were lined up) and we had driven 30 minutes to get there. So even though it was about 40 degrees out, we sat outside and ate every last amazing morsel of our fish! I'm salivating thinking about it right now! It's such a good price too...yum! |
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| Such good memories! I'm so glad we did it! |
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| COLD! |
At the end of the week, we drove with them out to Inverness (about a 3 hour drive).
We toured Urquhart Castle together and got to see Lake Loch Ness - very cool.
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| Tim and Katie on the top of the hill looking out at the lake |
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| It was a gorgeous sunny day for it too! |
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After the Castle, Tim and Katie headed on to Isle of Sky and we just stayed in Inverness for the afternoon and then headed home. We had lunch at a little place called Bella Italia.
I highly recommend it! Yummy Italian food at a good price! |
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| Maddy got a balloon and to keep it from blowing away we tied it to her pony and it created hours of fun :) |
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| We enjoyed poking around Inverness. It was such a nice little town. Tim checked out the used book store while the girls and I wandered the cobblestone streets popping in and out of shops. It was such a relaxing afternoon! |
It was such a nice week. I'm thankful that they took the time and extra money to come and see us. What a blessing to have friends (of 10+ years) here with us when we are so far from family and friends!
