travisgill
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Day 20 - Wed, 12 Sep:
Only 170 km of pavement today; Mostly because we slept in and spent a good part of our day at the Kelpies (B) and (C) Edinburgh. We finished the day at Drummohr Holiday Park (D)
It felt good to sleep in today. The shower was especially nice this morning. We got on the road around 0930.
We enjoyed some of the less traveled roads this morning.
It wasn’t too long before we noticed a roadside place called Blacketside Farms. It looked inviting with plenty of people inside the restaurant and shop. Must be something good inside...
There were lots of fresh vegetables – fresh from the earth.
But we were most interested in the berries!
I ordered some french toast with fresh berries and powdered sugar along with an apple juice. First time I’ve gotten apple juice in a glass bottle.
Blacketside Farms was a great start to our day!
Our next stop was The Kelpies. If you don’t know what these are then you’re not alone – neither did we before planning this trip. Once you see pictures though you’ll want to see them for yourselves.
Crossing the Firth of Forth via the Kincardine Bridge.
For someone who loves modern architecture and sculpture, this was high on my list of things to see in Scotland.
The park where the Kelpies are located is quite relaxing with its large grass fields and nearby canals.
The Kelpies are a monument to horse powered heritage across Scotland. These Clydesdales are modeled after two horses named Duke and Baron. The final sculpture is 30-metre-high and was designed by sculpture Andy Scott.
A close-up of Duke’s eye and the stainless-steel cladding.
Looking from the inside out. You can see the steel frame and some of the 928 unique stainless-steel skin-plates.
Baron stretches his head up to the sun.
Duke bends down to the earth.
Close-up of the cladding plates.
The unique shadow of Baron that is cast against a grassy field.
The “sun” portion of a large stone and metal plaque which reads “Stretch up your long necks to face the sun.”
There is also an attached visitors center with the Kelpies modeled using Lego bricks.
The walls and a monitor tell a bit about the history of this region.
A drawing area for kids with coloring pages and crayons and colored pencils. I’m guessing Owen is probably Scottish!
A monitor displayed how the model and then life-sized structure was built and then fabricated on site. As you can imagine, something this large, takes time to build and assemble.
View of the Kelpies from the visitor’s center. As you can see, by way-too-many pictures, we enjoyed our time here.
Only 170 km of pavement today; Mostly because we slept in and spent a good part of our day at the Kelpies (B) and (C) Edinburgh. We finished the day at Drummohr Holiday Park (D)
It felt good to sleep in today. The shower was especially nice this morning. We got on the road around 0930.
We enjoyed some of the less traveled roads this morning.
It wasn’t too long before we noticed a roadside place called Blacketside Farms. It looked inviting with plenty of people inside the restaurant and shop. Must be something good inside...
There were lots of fresh vegetables – fresh from the earth.
But we were most interested in the berries!
I ordered some french toast with fresh berries and powdered sugar along with an apple juice. First time I’ve gotten apple juice in a glass bottle.
Blacketside Farms was a great start to our day!
Our next stop was The Kelpies. If you don’t know what these are then you’re not alone – neither did we before planning this trip. Once you see pictures though you’ll want to see them for yourselves.
Crossing the Firth of Forth via the Kincardine Bridge.
For someone who loves modern architecture and sculpture, this was high on my list of things to see in Scotland.
The park where the Kelpies are located is quite relaxing with its large grass fields and nearby canals.
The Kelpies are a monument to horse powered heritage across Scotland. These Clydesdales are modeled after two horses named Duke and Baron. The final sculpture is 30-metre-high and was designed by sculpture Andy Scott.
A close-up of Duke’s eye and the stainless-steel cladding.
Looking from the inside out. You can see the steel frame and some of the 928 unique stainless-steel skin-plates.
Baron stretches his head up to the sun.
Duke bends down to the earth.
Close-up of the cladding plates.
The unique shadow of Baron that is cast against a grassy field.
The “sun” portion of a large stone and metal plaque which reads “Stretch up your long necks to face the sun.”
There is also an attached visitors center with the Kelpies modeled using Lego bricks.
The walls and a monitor tell a bit about the history of this region.
A drawing area for kids with coloring pages and crayons and colored pencils. I’m guessing Owen is probably Scottish!
A monitor displayed how the model and then life-sized structure was built and then fabricated on site. As you can imagine, something this large, takes time to build and assemble.
View of the Kelpies from the visitor’s center. As you can see, by way-too-many pictures, we enjoyed our time here.