Day 19 to 22 Edinburgh

Days 19 to 22 Edinburgh, Scotland 


When:  4 to 8 August 

Where:  Edinburgh 

Weather:  Beautiful. Mostly sunny and 25c to 27c. Even went to the beach one afternoon 

What:  Enjoying Edinburgh.  Fringe festival, good food, and the Edinburgh Tattoo.

Who:  Brent, Dan, and a cast of thousands of tourists!

Workout: Found a very nice gym.  Extremely well equipped, very large, and not too many people there.  And cheap!  12 pounds for 3 workouts.

Walking: 5.42 14.01 18.87 (I think this is a record in UK) 13.33 km

Wine:  Mostly Sauvignon Blanc.  We should really travel to New Zealand more.

Whine:  The cast of thousands of tourists!

Whisky:  none! Maybe that should be under WTF. But we did go to a really cool pub called The Devil's Advocate. 

Wtf: The weather!  Who would have thought it would be so hot in bloody Scotland!  

Wild: Dan navigating the crowds on The Royal Mile.  I have mastered the art of deking. For the non-Canadians out there, it's a hockey term: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deke

Wildlife: Not really.  Just the Botanic Gardens.  Vancouver does it better.

Water: The North Sea.  Very beautiful and unexpected day at the beach

Wonderful: The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.  Was just amazing.

I will figure out how to upload a video.







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