Arthur's Seat

I can’t remember if I’ve ever been to the summit of Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh before, but if so, I have no recollection of it. I may have climbed up with my family at some point in my childhood (it would have been the sort of free activity that we usually enjoyed on an outing) but when I reached the top on Thursday, I didn’t experience any sense of familiarity. Instead, I was lucky enough to see stunning views in every direction. The climb was certainly worth the effort for me and the countless others who also made the pilgrimage.

Edinburgh again

I made a flying visit to Edinburgh on Monday evening, returning home after a meeting on Tuesday.  Despite arriving in the dusk, I still found time, along with my bemused colleague, to find a couple of geocaches.  I would have liked to have found more, as I love the city and some cache owners have put considerable effort into their cache hides and pages when sharing their local heritage.  But, the longevity and popularity of the caches will mean that they are likely to be there for another day when I‘m not visiting for work and have time to cache

Edinburgh

There’s a real positive energy about Edinburgh.  Although I’ve visited several times before, recently it’s always been for work so there’s never been time to savour the delights of its bloody, ancient history.  But last week we visited as fully fledged  tourists with Richard and Mavis.  We explored the Castle which was preparing for the Tattoo before wandering along the Royal Mile.  We learned of the street’s grisly past by following a geocache trail to Holyrood and the new Scottish Parliament before returning to the centre via Princes Street and homemade ice-creams!!  A great day out was had by all!