Day 1
CyC 22kW Charger at Peebles Golf Club
We have charged to 90% at the Peebles Golf Club - a Type 2 22kW charger which can be used with the ChargeYourCar RFID card for free. That's a pleasant surprise! The charger is 10 minutes walk from our B&B but walking is healthy and we are on holiday!
We drove to Edinburgh which took about an hour. We parked near the Edinburgh Castle and walked up to it, only to find it crowded, as expected. Decided not to go in and instead walked down High Street. These days Edinburgh was immersed in the huge Edinburgh Festival and the Fringe festival - apparently, the largest of its kind in the world. We enjoyed a comic circus show and walked along, visiting some churches and admiring street artists. In the Cockburn (here, please don't read the second C nor K, in case you wondered) we passed another Harry Potter shop (Edinburgh claims to have provided inspiration for some streets from the famous septology) and had a tea accompanied by a delicious scone with clotted cream and jam (well I did, Katja limited herself to a cup of flat white).
Having briefly savoured this magnificent city we slowly walked back to the car, reviewing some shops underway. We drove back to Peebles and again had dinner in Franco's, a pizzeria which serves a surprisingly tasty meal. Tip: if you like a certain Italian dish, just ask for it, even if it's not on the menu - the chef will likely make it for you.
Day 2
Today was again a lazy day. We started with a long breakfast and left for some Peebles shopping (charity shops rule!) and scenery driving. Since the car is equipped with a dashcam, we often press REC which should result in a 10 seconds video recording which will be saved for later perusal. We hope there is some nice footage to splice together when we will have time! After driving around we suddenly found ourselves near the Dancing Light Gallery - an art gallery in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by an organic shop, a café and an antiques store. We had a very nice chat with the gallery owner and the artist Becksy working there. After refilling our thermos mugs with coffee in the café we drove to Rosslyn Chapel - a exquisite church with fine carvings and a rich history, now a famous attraction thanks to Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code.
After the chapel we drove to West Linton where we had an appointment to visit an good friend. We had dinner at Gordon's where Katja tasted and liked Haggis for the first time in her life!
Back to Peebles through small but ever so gorgeous roads. Driving in Scotland never gets old. Plugged the car back in at the Golf Club - this time we are doing a range charge since we have a long trip tomorrow.
