In bonny scotland

I lived and worked in Edinburgh for 3 years. fascinating place, take time to explore , hope you have a good time
Best wishes
Pingu.

This is our second visit together, I've been several times pre Simba as we have friends here. But behaviour is really poor at the moment, just that relentless silliness, won't do what he's asked etc, that wears you down. The flat we have is really lovely and very wreck able by little boys charging round throwing teddy bears in the air.

We climbed Scott's Monument yesterday, mummy got pooped on by a low flying bird ( at least it didn't get in my hair)

Boat trip to forth bridge today, stop on the island, if you hear reports of 9 year olds being ejected from bird sanctuary , that will be us !

Well we are in one piece, just about. Boat trip and island were lovely, we saw lots of seals and had a nice picnic. Totally ruined by dinner, Simba sent a whole glass of juice flying, we had to move tables, we then had a huge argument about him using knife and fork and not fingers to eat with and then refusing to use napkin and wiping ketchup all over face with his hands instead. He started shouting and doing that horrible fake crying, totally disrupted the whole restaurant.

Have to say I am weary, I cannot say or ask him anything at the moment without having to repeat myself at least three times, if not more. He looks at me, then says pardon and I have to say it again, it's not just me , he was doing it at my parents as well, but it's just so tiring

Hope today is better for you - dinner last night sounded exhausting.
Boat trip sounds fab though.

Also hope it's better weather there today for you than it is here in the very wet west country....

Zoo today, animals very obliging despite the swirling mist, mr panda sat munching away on his bamboo, mrs panda asleep, we saw the lions and big cats and very entertaining monkeys, and my personal favourite the meercats, who posed on their rocks like true professionals.

But I am exhausted, sometimes I just can't keep up with Simba's need for physical affection from me, and he is very demanding at the moment for hugs and the kisses, particularly when he's climbing all over me to get them, he's just too heavy, and he took a flying leap at me, hit my back, pushed me forward and I nearly toppled over a low barrier into one of the enclosures. Could have Ben interesting as I couldn't have climbed out and it was the giant anteaters which are fearsome. We stopped at lush on the way home and both have bath bombs for tonight. No more meals out.

Tomorrow we are going to tentsmuir Forest where my friend has a bothy, there is another single adopter coming so Simba will at least have a child to play with for the day. I think I need a week in a spa to recover!

We're only an hour away from you! Hope you enjoy your time up here….. )

Sounds like the informal surroundings and rugged nature is suiting him better. Glad it was a better day. You have all my sympathy, it's been just the same here on our own long weekend , including the physical clambering and climbing. Everything you've said I could have said too, though at least Kiooer is only 4 so smaller and less heavy.

Hope the rest of the trip goes ok.