Today saw us head away for our summer holiday. The last one we will be able to take in September for the foreseeable future as James starts school next year. We are heading up to Scotland to spend some time with Lyns’ family.

Due to the A66 being closed, we went via Edinburgh. I have not seen Lynsey so animated as the moment that she realised that we were going over the new Forth Road Bridge, that is until we drove onto the bridge!! After a good run, we made it to The House of Bruar where they do the best sausage sandwiches, or at least they used to. They were nice but no where near as good as they used to be and were very expensive. No rush to get there in the future.

Another hour and a half saw us in Inverness. After a quick trip to see grandad it was off to our holiday cottage. When we arrived we were slightly shocked as it was not what we were expecting. It will do a turn but I think we are both very much looking forward to the next cottage which is a five star luxury one.

After unloading the car, we headed out for a walk. One lovely thing about this cottage is that it right on the Moray Firth a little outside North Kessock. We walked a few hundred meters down the coast and back. James loved it, seeing what he could find on the shore line.

After our walk we were all ready for a little chill out time before dinner. This was a chance for James to catch up on his shows.

After a little chill out time it was dinner bath and bed as the little man was exhausted. It had been a long day, up at 4 am and almost twelve hours of travelling, albeit with a few breaks thrown in. However, we are all settled and looking forward to what our holiday will bring.