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Wed Aug 21st

 After a good night's rest we were off to Edinburgh. So early (since our internal clocks were still off), we enjoyed a croissant, a yogurt, some fruit and a coffee in the huge train station at 6:30 . Afterwards we packed up and caught the train at 10:45 on our way north. The countryside was mostly agriculture and some sheep. The ride was uneventful except about 1/2  hour before entering Edinburgh.  We were told that up ahead at a "connector" there was a deer on the tracks. Road dept took care of that but now were behind 2 other trains, one being a commuter that stopped at every stop. So slowly we made it into Waverley station about 45 min late. 



 Walked to our hotel and then set out to  get some dinner and then walk some of the Royal mile. Because there are several "fairs" going on, the restaurants are quite busy. Stopped in and only had to wait 10 minutes, if we were willing to share the large empty table with the next group of 3. No problem. They were from St Louis and Florida. One a retired Army and the other retired Navy.


We got started on some sightseeing and shops . As we walked, we got to yell out " Go Beavs!"  We ran into a couple from Corvallis and OSU who were all decked out in their Beaver attire. Stopped and chatted a bit. The wind had been blowing, but now was picking up and the misty rain started, so back to the hotel. Made resv for dinner tomorrow night and are now planning our day for tomorrow in Edinburgh. 



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