Cramond, and spring break

First I must say the weather here has been absolutely beautiful the past couple of days. It has been sunny and between 50-65 degrees all week.

Tuesday, Amber and I took advantage of this beautiful weather and went to a village, on the Firth of Forth, called Cramond. This is a small fishing village where the River Almond joins with the forth. There is also an island (Cramond Island) just off the shore. When the tide is out there is a mile long causeway you can walk down to access the island which was used during the first and second world wars. The island has many remains from the former base including, barracks, and artillary and amunition store houses. Unfortunatly, many teens have taken out their teenage angst on the buildings covering them in graffiti. Once safely back ashore we got ice cream at a small cafe along the river promenade. We followed a nature trail along the river for about a mile before ending up back in civilization a mile from the closest bus stop.

Today, Amber and I booked all the travel for our spring break trip. We will be taking mostly night trains throughout Europe for 2 1/2 weeks. Our itenerary includes Paris, Munich, Rome, Florence, Barcelona, and Madrid. I am extremely excited and feel so lucky that I have this opportunity.