Day 2 dawned bright and early. We had planned a special treat for our guests - a full Scottish breakfast. When we moved into this apartment we marveled at the 8 burner stove and made some snide comments about how we would never use them all at once. This breakfast was the closest we ever came - 6 of 8.
We spent an hour getting it ready - toast, eggs, bacon, sausage, black pudding (blood sausage for Anglos, bloedworst for Dutchies), haggis, tomatoes and mushrooms. Yes, yes, we realize we forgot the beans. We only realized this after we had served everyone up and were faced with a fresh, unopened cans of beans staring back at us from the counter top. It went down well anyway, especially the black pudding which brought back fond memories for our guests. The haggis also went down surprisingly well. There were many questions as to why people looked down at haggis so much.
In an effort to burn off the 5,000 calorie breakfast we headed off to Dunottar Castle near Stonehaven. Dunottar is quickly becoming our "Fort Edmonton", the old tourist attraction in Edmonton that every guest was taken to see. It still amazes, a spectacular ruin on the edge of the sea with an interesting and complex history. Even with the 187 steps, everyone left in a good mood.
Meanwhile, Casey had found herself a new best friend. She's has her own agenda to convert all the non-dog lovers in the world, one at a time.
Next stop was a tour of the beach, a whimpy 99 (soft ice cream with a flake bar in it) and drive through old Aberdeen. A BBQ at home served as good run up into a rousing game of dominos. For the sake of posterity (and to ensure there is no whinging or complaining in the future), I will leave you with the final rankings:
1. "Mr Strategy" Jack
2. "Steady as she goes" Fiona
3. "Running Commentary" Rinus
4. "I never win" Corry
5. "I should win" Rik
6. "I did what Jack says, how come I didn't win" Annie
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