Here's a nice shot of the castle at night, mostly just to show the incredible variety of colors that only seem possible here.
We had a very different sort of day today-- we used "free swim vouchers" courtesy of Scottish (British) Gas to get access to the swimming pool at the Edinburgh Carlton (Barcelo) Hotel. A small pool, but a spa (hot tub), sauna, and steam room, and lots and lots of warm air and hot water, which were luxuries in themselves. The kids wore themselves out, had huge dinners and went promptly to sleep. There is a closer, public swimming pool, Glenogle Swim Center, but we've not made it there yet for open swim, and it was nice to get a free one in.
Lynn's big (follow-up) ladies night is tomorrow: I'll be doing a self-skills audit and mentoring plan for myself. And hopefully some paper writing as well.
The kids are consistently tired, but generally well-settled. Taran has made friends at Stockbridge and has finally gotten past all the opposition, apparently, as he's now earning credits for his House (Henderson) and getting "golden time" on Fridays where he can trade Pokemon with friends during school hours. I must admit, however, that I'm hard-pressed to pry out of him any kind of academic work at school...
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