I think that my favourite vacation that we went on in the UK was the canal boat. It took a very long time to get there, but it was absolutely worth it. When we finally got to the “boatyard”, it turned out to be a very fun place. The boats
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Mull and Iona: Day Two
We poked in shops for a first activity, and my favourite was the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust. They “work directly with local communities to ensure whales, dolphins and porpoises are protected and valued throughout Scotland’s west coast”. I can’t explain better than their website. Basically, they help with conservation
Gargantuan, Glorious, Glasgow.
Early in March, Mom and I took a weekend trip to Glasgow, and I’m here to tell you about it. The reason we went is because of a tradition in our family called THE TEN-YEAR-OLD TRIP! When a child turns ten, they are taken somewhere special with a parent. I
M.E.’s Augill Perspective
As promised before, I am finally back to write my long overdue (sorry!) Augill Castle post. This will generally be a description of the castle itself, and not necessarily the experiences we had. (Forewarning, all these photos are from the Augill Castle website.) ROOM 1: The Foyer This room was
Greetings From The Dug
Hello, friends and family, it is I, Meg, the dug! I have asked Mary Ella to translate a letter from me. We have posed it in the form of an interview, so that it would make as much sense as possible. M.E.: What do you think is your favourite part
Don’t Take It For Granite!
Not so recently (way back in September, actually), Mom was in town and everyone else was lolling around at home. So Dad decided to take us on a “family adventure“. We went on (in my opinion) an EXTREMELY LONG hike, to a small cove where there are some very interesting
That Burns!
Hey there! Today (Friday, November 30) I participated in a Burns singing competition!! For those who don’t know, Robert Burns was a Scottish poet, who wrote poems in Scots. He also wrote songs, and when I learned that there was a competition for singing one, I signed up to sing
Sweet Tooth
On the same day that we went on the steam train, we visited a tiny candy store called Mr. Simms. It was a WONDERLAND. (Well, for a kid.) There was a pick and mix counter, a window display, and an enormous display in the middle of the store. Besides that,
Oh Deer!
On the Monday before school started, Mom and I visited the Scottish Deer Centre. We took the bus to the Centre, and when we got there we checked in and headed through a hallway with “cave paintings” resembling deer. We bought some deer food at the reception desk, and fed
Aquarium Anecdotes
St. Andrews has an aquarium up the coast from us, and Mom and I visited there on Friday morning. You can sign up to feed some of the animals, and we signed up to feed the seals! We walked around a bit and looked at all the animals on the
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