On Monday 2nd May, Kat waved us off on the 7am bus from Park Island to the airport and we arrived at Heathrow 12+ hours later at approx 3.30pm. Our flight to Edinburgh was delayed by 20 mins so we had plenty of time to go through Immigration (a lengthier process than anywhere else we'd been), collect our bags, get to the Domestic terminal and check in.
Ros and Steve met us at Edinburgh Airport and took us home to stay with them and help organise meeting up with cousins Maggie and Hazel. They were wonderful hosts, showing us around Dumfries and Galloway, helping to get Lee's phone up and running (mine was left in the shuttle on the way to Auckland airport), organising a rental car for the rest of our UK holiday, to say nothing of the luxury boutique B&B they run - just joking... but they certainly could. Ros made sure we were well fed with a range of Scottish fare, John saw to our "liquid refreshments" and both of them ensured we were comfortable and had everything we needed. We had a lot of fun together before leaving to visit Maggie in Balerno, near Edinburgh, on Friday.
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| Ros and Steve at Sweetheart Abbey, Dumfries |
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| Dumfries High Street |
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| Brian and Steve sampling single malt whisky and shortbread in the Dramming Room at Bladnoch Distillery |
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| Ruth, Ros and Brian at Caerlaverock Castle, built by the Maxwells in the 13th century |
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