Nina has been reading about the life and times of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, that was one of the main reasons we visited The Castle of Mey. Well today it was time for Glamis Castle, the then and still family home of the Bowes Lyon family and the childhood home of the Queen Mother. To say that the grounds and castle were magnificent would be an understatement. And of course that response was only heightened by the bright sunny day. It was interesting to tour around parts of the castle, see that it is still in day to day use as a family home, yet see portraits of past Kings of England and other notables hanging on the wall. Not what I have on the wall of my lounge room. Fascinatingly this castle and estate has been in the hands of this family (with changes to the family name along the way due to marriage) since the 1300s. I cannot imagine how that would change ones attitude to "a family home".

After our immersion in the history of Glamis we made our way to a small campground on the outskirts of St Andrews just across the Tay bridge from Dundee. From the campground we can see the St Andrews golf courses in the distance beside the beach. But thats for tomorrow.