Stonehaven and Dunnottar Castle

Inthe background there's the boat harbour.

On Sunday after the meeting we drove to Stonehaven. Just as we drove into the town we saw this awesome playground. We wanted to go there but Mum and Dad said we had to wait until we'd been to Dunnottar Castle but when we got back it was too dark, so we couldn't go that day. Anyway then we had lunch, which was haddock(fish) and chips. Mum had a stomach ache after lunch (because she didn't like it). After lunch we built a sandcastle at the beach and then we walked up to the Castle. When we got there we payed the entry fees and went in. The thing I liked best in the castle was the jails. Mum told me that nearly two hundred people were brought to the jail because they said that they wouldn't agree to the king as their religious leader.This is a photo Dad calls 'ruined by mathew'. At least 37 men or women finally agreed to take the oath of allegiance and were released. Twenty five escaped, however fifteen were recaptured and two fell to their deahs during their attempts. The prisoners had to pay for their food and water, otherwise they would have starved to death. Some died. Later when they were taken somewhere else about 70 of them died from fever on the journey.

As we were walking on the pathway to the Castle we saw lots of bunny holes in the ground. Then we saw some rabbits but as soon as they saw us they quickly went near their burrows.

On the way back we saw two deer hounds - they came up to my ribs. They were grey in colour and had long, shaggy fur. Deer hounds used to catch deer in the olden days but now they're just pets.When we got back to the car there were some people surfing at the beach. We saw one person stand up and try to catch a wave in but fell over halfway there.