Really.
Several months ago, one of those friends (her name is Jody) suggested that a group of ladies travel to Scotland for the Edinburgh Marathon. We did not run 26-point-whatever miles. Instead we put together two groups to do the relay Marathon and a few others to run the 10k. I signed up for the 10k.
My sister-in-law Annette even joined in the fun. She flew all the way from Utah to run the half Marathon - and join all the fun of course. I'm so glad she did!
I flew to Edinburgh Thursday afternoon with another friend Sarah. When we got there Annette and her friend Melanie were waiting for us with a rental car. The rest of the ladies would not show up for several hours, so Annette had a plan: drive to Tantallon Castle in North Berwick.
Best idea ever:
I need to back up. We did not see the view in the photo above 'til the end of our visit. When we arrived at the castle sight, it was closed to visitors. But I learned quickly that a closed fence would not stop the likes of Annette and Sarah. We hopped the fence and walked toward the castle.
Melanie and Annette:
Sarah and me:
When we got closer to the castle, we could see the coast. I fell in love with the cliffs and loved the breeze coming in from the North Sea:
Cheesy me trying to figure out a "signature" post for pictures. This was definitely not it:
We walked back toward the car feeling like we hadn't seen the view that we really wanted. Sarah suggested we walk down a street near where the car had been parked. It was lined by a great rock wall, and it lead us to this awesome shaggy horse. From a distance I thought it was one of the famous shaggy Highland cows. I was wrong:
The road and the rock wall did lead to a great location for photographing the castle, but the wall blocked the view of the cliffs and the water. So we hopped another fence... er... wall leaving nothing between us and the horses:
The view was well worth it:
