Edinburgh

Was fab. We did so so much in two days and we're all grown up and managed to get around by bus in a strange city. I am most impressed!

Day one we went on the boat cruise on the Forth of Fife river - under both Forth bridge and round to an island called something or other. Saw some seals. Thankfully not as many as at Cape Cross in Namibia!!! Think Cape Cross has put me off seals for life, smelly things.

No puffins though :( was actually a bit gutted about them :(

We also did one of the bus tours and explored Cannongate. Walked all the way from Cannongate up the Royal Mile, up to the castle then followed our noses down Ramsay Lane, across the park and then wandered the length of Princes St trying to find the bus stop, ended up walking part way down Shandwick Place (for those of you who know Edinburgh... this is a LONG WAY!)

Got back to B&B, had a quick shower, had carvery for tea and then collapsed in bed.

Yesterday we went to the zoo (only down side really was the ragwort in a large proportion of the enclosures but most disappointingly, the most ragwort was in the zebra bit :( ), the castle, the camera obscura, did the longest bus tour and ate out in a really nice place we found a few streets off the Royal Mile ie the only place that wasn't rammed.

I think we did really well actually. Am shattered lol. Toe held up really well. It's been strapped up for support and I wore my horrid gym trainers ie proper clunky soled things but it was worth it. It's horridly black and am sure will get much worse before the nail finally comes off :( No pain which is fab, unless I put weight directly on the toe but cannot bend it in any way shape or form :(

Up early this morning and was home at 11am. Friend has got T-Jay in to dry off for a bit, this is the first time he's gone in his stable for 3.5 weeks - am hoping he and his neighbour haven't gone off on one but friend in charge has said not so big big phew.

I am disappointed I've found myself more domesticated than I realised. Got home from holiday and I've hoovered downstairs, dusted, emptied dishwasher, cleaned kitchen AND put my washing in from holiday. How terrible is that?

Currently resisting temptation to go down the yard but I have only one stable between two horses and I know the minute I go down, Squirt'll want to come in but T-Jay's in so he can't.

Think will go down about 3pm and chuck T-Jay out (with rug) then get Squirt in for the night. Then will swap them over tomorrow day time.

Bloody rain. We've another heat wave coming haven't we soon? Then the midges and flies will go crazy and poor Squirt pony will be rubbed raw and T-Jay'll be eaten raw :(

For my blog stalker who likes to cause me trouble - this IS referring to you know what website, unlike the last time you tried to stir up trouble. Am very saddened by a few threads on there and would like to reply but don't really know what to put. Hope I can think of something and that that person gets chance to read it before they pass. Funny how integral the net now is in people's lives and how one person can touch so many - and that's just through one website.

Whatever though, the Dragon will live on and she'll be in many more hearts and minds than she probably realises.