As I stated in my last blog I made new friends here in Aberdeen and we had our first outing on Thursday. We decided to go to Lynn's house in Cruden Bay and have lunch and then hike to Slains Castle. Slains Castle is perched on the top of cliff's looking out over the North Sea. No one runs the castle so you are completely alone when you are out there walking alongside these cliffs. The original castle was built in 1597 and owned by the 9th Earl of Erroll. Everything about Slains Castle gives you a creepy feeling when you are inside the walls so you can see how it might have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.
The trip to Slains Castle can explain every reason for why Clifton and I decided to make this move overseas. It is a 45 minute drive to Cruden Bay from Aberdeen and a 25 minute walk to Slains Castle. I was able to see some of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen and it is less than an hour from my home. We were all in awe of the Scotland scenery and felt lucky that we all have this chance to get to experience it. We wished our husbands could have made the journey but seeing that we are all housewives right now and our husbands work on weekdays, we ventured out alone! The girls and I did pick out a campsite on the way back from Slains Castle that we will be utilizing this summer with our husbands. I can't wait to go back and everyone that comes to visit will be experiencing it as well. You just have to get some rubber boots to make it through all the mud but it is very worth it.
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