Wednesday 7 September.
Keeping up the pace of our Scottish leg of the trip we visited 2 historic sites today.
Bannock Burn Heritage Centre and Monument to the battle of 1314, and great victory for the Scots against the English was great. The centre had a very informative display and there was an actor in costume who took the kids through dressing for battle. The Chain mail and helmets were very heavy and they had a great time trying on all of the armour. He also told the story of the spider in the cave where Robert the Bruce became resolved to the task of ridding Scotland of the English. He also took the kids through the use of various medieval weapons- Morning Star mace, Claymore, Battle Axe and Hammer and Sword. Pretty gross stuff.
We had a bite to eat at the Wallace Monument and then caught the bus to the top, Bridie would have struggled with the climb. Lyn freaked out with the spiral and confined stairs of the monument so she and Bridie sat it out. The rest went to the top. There was a magnificent view of the Forth river and lowlands and the start of the highlands to the north. It was windy up there. Descending the stairs made you dizzy.
We relaxed at home before Lila and Bob came over for dinner. It was great to see them again and they are as lively as usual. Bob had a load of genealogy material to show us and Lyn now has one or 2 more generations on the family tree.
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