We got up a decent time and went for breakfast. Unlike Inverness; here I got pancakes. Two were nice but one had too much sauce on it. Once breakfast was over we got straight into the car. We made a quick stop off at a cake shop but I didn’t get one. Slightly grumpy we set off again over the Cairngorms mountains. Looking outside the window, I could see the Scottish highland heath as far as the eye could see… only stopping because of mountains. The vastness of space was incredible and I felt excited.
We drove on. Mum fell asleep and missed it. We arrived at the car park of a very important castle. It was raining but mum and dad were eager to get going. We crossed a bridge over the river Dee and through a gate into a wooded landscape. Out of this wooded landscape came Balmoral. It was a beautiful and large castle. I got to walk around the grounds including the gardens. It was so peaceful. We went to the gift shop However, even I thought that the price were scarily high therefore, we left without purchasing anything.
We stayed in the car park a little while where mum and dad ate their cake. Mum gave me a bit of hers. We then drove to Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve where we went for a lovely walk. The rain had stopped too. I also had a little sleep.
We had walked for 2 hours and the time was around 5pm. It was now time to go back to the hotel. Dad wanted to get across the mountains before dark. The view was just as stunning as before … and mum was asleep again!
We made it back to the hotel at around 6pm. We spent some time in our room eating biscuits and drinking tea before heading for dinner. Tonight mum and dad ordered loads of starters and sides instead of a meal. Both mum and dad loved the cuttery skink soup.
We had a late night watching the crown. It had been a good day!
Toodle Pip!
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