Saturday morning we got up and had breakfast at St. Andrew's University. Then we headed back into town. Kelly and I decided that we wanted more time at the Cathedral ruins and at St. Andrew's Castle; so we walked that way. Once we got there we bought our tickets to climb the watch tower which I thought would be no big deal. Well, the tower stairs were narrower, steeper, and higher than the Wallace monument and we were both wondering what we were thinking when we decided to climb this up. But it was well worth the climb because I could see for miles; all of St. Andrew's. I could see the castle ruins, the North sea, and pastures all around us.
This the tower that Kelly and I climbed to the top of..fun!
Our next little adventure was to the Castle ruins right down the street from the Cathedral. It was really neat to be standing in the same places that James II stood in the 1450's and play in the same water and shore that countless people have stood in. From there we walked to Subway (real Scottish,huh?) and took our food down to the beach by the golf course and ate lunch. Then we headed back to the golf Museum and got on the bus for Dunnotter castle.
Our nest stop was Peterhead, and nothing could have prepared me for the people I would meet there and how much they would remind me of home. We got there around 6:45pm and had some singing and prayer time. This is something that has become a tradition for them because Peterhead is a fishing town and long ago many of the fisherman would have to leave Sunday morning, so they have a worship service for them before they set sail. Anyway, after our praise time we met our families and Jacquiline, Amiee, and I had the pleasure of staying with Micheal (the preacher) and Morline. They were so hospitable and so kind to us while we stayed with them. There house had the most beautiful view of the North Sea and a light house less than 100yds from their front door. After we ate dinner/supper with them we decided to go exploring around the lighthouse. We got some really cool pictures but it was really cold but before we went back to the house we decided to go to the harbor. There we saw bout 25 or 30 seals on the rocks and in the water. It was too dark to get any pictures so we decided to go back Sunday morning. Keep in mind this was at 10:30 at night but it was the longest day of the year and "too dark to take pictures" meant that the sun was just starting to go down. Well that was our Saturday but the best in my mind was yet to come. 
Our next little adventure was to the Castle ruins right down the street from the Cathedral. It was really neat to be standing in the same places that James II stood in the 1450's and play in the same water and shore that countless people have stood in. From there we walked to Subway (real Scottish,huh?) and took our food down to the beach by the golf course and ate lunch. Then we headed back to the golf Museum and got on the bus for Dunnotter castle.Two hours later and a little side trip (we got lost) we ended up at Dunnotter Castle! This was the first time Mike had ever been there and it had not been raining or drizzling. In fact, it was sunny and there was nothing but white clouds around us. The Castle was really cool and it was gorgeous. The castle sits on a cliff with the North Sea on two sides and rolling hills on the other two sides. While we were there a wedding was just finishing and there were men with kilts everywhere. There are truly no words to describe the beauty of this castle.
Our nest stop was Peterhead, and nothing could have prepared me for the people I would meet there and how much they would remind me of home. We got there around 6:45pm and had some singing and prayer time. This is something that has become a tradition for them because Peterhead is a fishing town and long ago many of the fisherman would have to leave Sunday morning, so they have a worship service for them before they set sail. Anyway, after our praise time we met our families and Jacquiline, Amiee, and I had the pleasure of staying with Micheal (the preacher) and Morline. They were so hospitable and so kind to us while we stayed with them. There house had the most beautiful view of the North Sea and a light house less than 100yds from their front door. After we ate dinner/supper with them we decided to go exploring around the lighthouse. We got some really cool pictures but it was really cold but before we went back to the house we decided to go to the harbor. There we saw bout 25 or 30 seals on the rocks and in the water. It was too dark to get any pictures so we decided to go back Sunday morning. Keep in mind this was at 10:30 at night but it was the longest day of the year and "too dark to take pictures" meant that the sun was just starting to go down. Well that was our Saturday but the best in my mind was yet to come. 
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