been on us hols!! We live for holidaying. Working sucks, but worth it for family holidaying. Any road, we went to Scotland for a week. Well as it happens 8 days as we didn't want to go home and phoned the owner of the cottage to stay an extra day.
Auchterarder was the town we stayed in, in a nice little cottage (Townhead Cottage - available to rent at good rates). Weather was fab for the time of year and the week was pretty action packed.
Here's what we did:
Saturday - drove up and stopped in Moffatt for dinner. Go and see the singing potter if ever you are there. Arrived late afternoon and went out for tea in Aberuthven, nice pub called the Smiddy Haugh. Daddy had pidgeon to start and venison for main. Mummy had mushrooms to start (food of the devil) and sirloin for main. Imogen had pate for starters, main and dessert
.Sunday - Can't really remember, but we went to Crieff and had a drive round.
Monday - Went shopping to Perth.
Tuesday - Went on the park across the road from the cottage in morning. Afters, went to Perth to a cool swimming baths with rapids, 2 water shoots and slides for Immie.
Wednesday - Went to Aberfeldy. Let Linz drive as a treat (on the way back). We have a new car, it's splendid and needs to be treated like a lady. Went to the Dewars whisky distillery. Bought a nice bottle. Daddy nearly caused serious injury to Imogen. It could have been curtains for her!!
Thursday - Lindsey's birthday, She's 68!!! Doesn't look too good for it. In the morning and afternoon we went to Stirling castle, excellent, very well built and sure to keep out those pesky English. Think Ims was a bit bored by it.
Mummy wanted to go bowling afterwards, so we did. Immie came last in both games - cool result! No offence, but I'm in it to win it, no matter how old the competition! Linz won one, I won second game. Immie might have won the third - but we went off for somert to eat. Very good too. Pappa Joe's, Stirling - tops for steaks.
Friday - Called in at Gleneagles and bought an expensive golf shirt. It's the profit that makes it expensive!!! Went to Noah's Ark. Brill place for kids in Perth. Recommended, unless you're over 12 and single. There were big ball pools, Karting and bowling. As we'd been bowling the night before, we didn't bowl but the kartin was up my (daddy) street. There were twin seaters, slightly slow but quick enough to get some tyre screech on the hairpin corners - see movie. Daddy (me) had to drive one handed whilst holding Immie in place. The centrifugal force at 20 mph is phenominal! Daddy, turfed out said child and tried one of the fast karts. I have not put the movie of me on the blog, as I was just too fast for mummy to record. Anyway, Immie laughed all the way round. Then, as if we hadn't had enough excitement, we went back to the swimmimg centre.
Saturday - this was bonus day when we should have been going home. Car didn't move, so we went to the park... and the local pub. Saw stephen Hendry (snooker player) in his merc on the high street. He lives in Auchterarder. Was tooting his horn at his young lad. Noisy aiparth! Chilled sort of day.
Sunday - Booooo! Went home. Called in at the Falkirk wheel. Genius engineering. Stopped off at Gretna Green for a wee and coffee. Daddy prayed Mummy didn't ask to renew vows!! Daddy bought Mummy a chinese bowl set for the tea table - see Daddy loves Mummy really. Got home 1800 hours.
Th, Th that's all folks.
Daddy
Ps. there are 4 videos to view. Don't forget, you can enlarge the photos by double clicking them.
Gleneagles
Bowling and meal for Linz's birthday.
Stirling Castle
Plaits caused bad hair
The play park and the cottage.
We played Ker Plunk with Imogen - literally!
Falkirk Wheel
Chocolate mouth.
Bowling on mummy's birthday
Immie sings Mamma Mia
Sliding at Noah's Ark
Karting, check out the screetching tyres in the hairpin. Immie clings on for dear life.
