May 8

We had a short bus tour of Edinburgh on our way to the castle. Some of the roads were closed as there was a parade of soldiers just back from a 3 year tour of duty in Afghanistan. The Royal Mile was 4 people deep cheering and clapping. We arrived at the castle about 10:30 and stayed for 4 hours.

We also walked up Calton hill for a great view of the city

We ran into Shannon and Paul. See the picture of her shocked face. We hope to have a pint with them tomorrow