Lucas was up around 5:30, of course, on the day we don’t have to be up early. We got out of the house around 9:30 to take the bus to Holyrood Park. The park was beautiful. I couldn’t believe this park with rolling hills existed in the city. We first saw a very pretty pond with lots of birds. It was a good place to relax and take pictures.

We started walking and all went our separate ways. My parents went to look at the old chapel. Lucas, Don, and I walked up a big hill to see a view of the city. It was a beautiful walk. The weather today is also perfect. Lucas had a blast. I think he is ready for hiking!

We met back up and decided to walk out of the park to have lunch. My sister had found a place called Loudons, which is one of the places I had researched beforehand. Loudons was good. It was pretty much a brunch spot. We got some breakfast around 2 pm and some coffee, beers, and desserts. Afterwards we did some shopping. We saw a church and a cemetery. Lucas is starting to understand death and he asked a lot about old papa. He knows now that old papa died. It was sad but he said whenever we are in a cemetery we should remember old papa. The things he says sometimes get me. For 4 years old, he can be insightful and thoughtful. It was kind of sad, I think this trip he realized cemeteries are not “military bases”, as he used to call them because he remembers old papa’s funeral.

Kelsey and Jared decided to go back earlier than us. We stopped by the Museum of Edinburgh. It was a small, free museum. It was nice but Lucas was getting tired, and it was a little too much reading for me at the time. Don found the way back to the bus, which involved going up this big staircase. It looked daunting at first, but it turned out to be pretty cool. We sat on the top deck of the bus and Lucas really enjoyed that. When we got back, we once again went to the grocery store to get a few more snacks. Kelsey and Jared were able to go out to dinner by themselves. We made some pizzas. After dinner I did some packing, had some beer, and talked to mom and dad. Once Kelsey and Jared got back, I stayed up to talk to Kelsey for a while. Luckily, she is feeling better. I think we figured out she is suffering from “weaning flu”. I didn’t even know that existed. Tomorrow, we have to check out of this Airbnb and make our way up to the highlands. I am a little nervous about the driving