Mary's uncle, Ronald, has a week's timeshare in Kendal which he trades for holidays in other timeshares. This time it was Dunkeld about 60 miles north of Edinburgh.
We flew into Edinburgh, picked up the hire car and immediately drove to North Queensferry over the Forth Road Bridge in time for last orders at the excellent The Wee Restaurant.
The next morning it was the full Scottish breakfast complete with black pudding and haggis. Then there was just time for a short stroll round the town to admire that marvel of engineering and Scottish icon - the Forth Rail Bridge.
A short drive took us to Perth where we rendezvoused with Ronald and Avril for lunch and thence to Dunkeld and the timeshare which is in the delightful grounds of the Hilton Dunkeld House hotel. En route we stopped for a quick retail therapy at the Dewer's World of Whiskey at Aberfeldy.
Sunday morning we went for a walk along the River Tay to look at Dunkeld Cathedral and the town.
I guess if someone threw stones at me I'd be upset too!
The weather was definately what the Scots call Dreich.
Lunch in town with R & A then back home - having seen a different part of Scotland and ticked off a Scottish Icon.
Did you see the 'Birnham Oak' whn you walked along the side of the Tay from the Hilton to Dunkeld Bridge. I spent one of my best holidays with my children in this area.