July 1 - Last Day

Yesterday was our last day seeing the sights in Scotland - today we drove to the airport and turned in the car, and will stay here overnight before flying out Thursday morning - can’t believe it is over.

I can’t say that Dumfries has been my favorite city but we have seen some interesting sights in town and nearby.

The Globe pub - Robert Burns' favorite

The Old Bridge - built in the 1300s and still used for pedestrians

Closeburn Castle - owned by my Kirkpatricks for centuries

Today we drove south to Caerlaverock Castle. Because of its location right across Solway Sound from England it has been attacked and destroyed several times since it was built in the 1200s. After things finally looked peaceful in the 1600s, the Maxwell family built a fancy manor house inside the walls of the castle but it was destroyed too just a few years later.

One of the manor house walls

In the afternoon we drove to a little town called Kirkcudbright - it looks like an ugly name, but it is pronounced Kir coo bree. Has a little harbor, a castle ruin and streets full of cute little houses.

Then we drove back to Dumfries for a last dinner before getting packed to go home :(  Last blog entry - the big adventure is over!