Stunning, huh? Oddly, it reminded me of the Pacific Coast near Rancho Palos Verdes, where Mom and I visited last summer. This place really seems like something out of a movie, and those of us with overactive imaginations just ache to see the banners flapping from the turrets, to see a line of horses in their finery carrying lords and ladies in their finery to this stony outcrop on the North Sea. All of the views once you climb to where the ruins are (which isn't as bad as it looks. At least there are stairs there now) are dramatic and sweeping. You are very high up on this promontory, and here is your view to the left, if you are facing the sea:
Puffins nest here, and we were hoping to see some, but never did. Lots of gulls, no puffins.
I'm writing this at the Aberdeen Airport as Greg and I await our flight back to Heathrow, and then back to Oxford for a quick overnight. And then tomorrow morning, Tuesday, back to Heathrow once again to (finally) come home to New Jersey! It's been a great trip, but we're ready for home and some HEAT. I've been wearing scarf, gloves and a hat the last few days, with a fair amount of rain. I'm not sure what season we're in!
I'll just leave you with a few more pics of the castle ruin, gorgeous and haunting.
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