4th of July in Scotland

We had a really nice 4th of July weekend. We figured just because we were half away across the world and in a country that doesn't exactly think of the 4th of July as a holiday (ha ha), we would still celebrate. After all, we are American's! It was really warm out most of the weekend and at times a little unbearable in the house, but we made the best of it and we spent a lot of time outside and milling around.
Saturday we did our grocery shopping and stopped in Bervie for fish and chips for lunch. And Saturday evening Jeff lit the grill and grilled steaks, chicken and zucchini. Awesome dinner and it felt like 4th of July at home! We even had a couple of drinks and played cards after dinner for a while.

Our 4th of July dinner on the grill!

Sunday we went into Aberdeen really with the intention of buying a GPS unit (which they refer to as Sat Nav's here). However, in the process of looking for the store to buy the one we wanted, we found the boardwalk and beach! Amazing! Kind of reminded me of what Coney Island must be like, but maybe not quite the scale. But it was really an experience and kind of put the icing on the cake to a great weekend! They have an amusement park there at the boardwalk and they have indoor golf, outdoor putt putt golf, arcade, all sort of restaurants and they have little ice cream stands all up and down the boardwalk where you can get hand dipped ice cream or soft serve ice cream. There's a movie theater down there too. We found a TGI Fridays!! So we had to stop in an have some wings! Another little treat that reminded us of home.
Since we didn't set out to go to the beach we weren't exactly dressed or prepared for it, but we did walk down and look at all the people on the beach and just watch the water for a little bit. Since we didn't get in the water I don't know how cold it is, but I've heard that its very cold, all the time and that basically a wet suit is worn. We didn't see anyone in the water yesterday, except right at the ankles; a few kids playing. I think one Saturday we'll go back and maybe just sit in the sand and enjoy the sun. Mostly people were walking, a few were laying in the sand, on towels, but hardly no one in the water.

Aberdeen beach!

It really was a nice weekend. Perfect to stumble upon the boardwalk and have some wings, watch the water and play air hockey at the arcade with my hubby. We really had fun! And we also got a GPS unit while we were out. ;) We decided its a must for learning our way around Aberdeen.

Oh and there is a mexican food restaurant down at the boardwalk. So next time we go we are going to try it out, see if its anything close to Tex Mex. They advertise that they have fajitas!