The Kelpies

Recently, we've taken a little trip up to Scotland for a few days, on a mission to collect the boy from uni in Aberdeen. His course is over and he's coming back home for now. In previous years we've had to rush up and back again in a weekend, but this time we had time to have a stopover to break up the long drive.

We stayed overnight in Falkirk so we could visit the fabulous Kelpies.

" .....The Kelpies are one of the largest equine sculptures in the world, standing 30 metres (100 feet) tall. They are the landmark feature of The Helix Environmental Regeneration Scheme on the Forth and Clyde Canal near Falkirk on Central Scotland. They are the brain-child of sculptor Andy Scott, and will be the largest public artworks in Scotland....."

We found them quite breathtaking, and spent ages just walking around them and viewing them from every angle. Amazing!

It would be a great place to moor a canal boat.

We even went back late at night to see them illuminated.

I can't believe four years have flown by already. It doesn't seem that long ago when we made our first nine hour trip up to Aberdeen, and drove all the way home with an empty car. 
He seemed such a long, long way from home.

And now we're all going to have to get used to each other again. We've had an empty nest for four years and he's been used to living an independent life without checking in with us 'oldies'.

Wish us luck!