penultimate weekend

Our time in Scotland is nearing its end- it's pretty crazy to think that we've been here over a year now. We didn't do much on Saturday, but today we headed up toward Aberdeen to see a castle that we hadn't gone to yet. Travel Tip: there's no electricity and therefor no credit card machine at Dunnottar castle, so you need to have enough cash to get in. Bonus Travel Tip: if you don't have enough cash to get in you can still have fun on the beach and you get a nice walk out of the day.

Hanging out at Magdalene Green on a nice but windy day.

Happy baby coming in for a landing.

Dunnottar castle- dramatically situated, still protected to this day by a steep, narrow approach and a ticket stand that takes only cash.

Calvin thinks it's pretty funny that we were denied entry.
Heading to the beach below the castle.
Swooping around the beach.Calvin is still very short.
We learned that Calvin is not only no good at skipping stones yet, he actively hinders your ability to skip stones when he's strapped to your chest. This stage of development isn't in any of the baby books that I've seen.

We had a good day despite not seeing the castle. I mean, we've seen a lot of broken castles, and the scenery is really the draw for this one anyway. We have one more weekend in Scotland- not sure what we'll do yet, it will probably be epic like Braveheart but with fewer swords.