Edinburgh day 59 Wed 20 Jun 2018

Light rain when we woke up at Dorstan Guest House Edinburgh, so took our time and left around 10am. Caught the Lothan bus into the city and swapped for the blue tour bus that transported us to the Ocean Terminal at the Port of Leith, This was designed for cruise ships but is now where the Royal Yacht Britannia is permanently berthed. Spent an hour and a half exploring the five decks with an audio guide. Afterwards had soup in the tea room on the level two deck. I then tried following the directions I had brought from Australia for the Port of Leith walk but due to constant redevelopment in the area, we ended walking to West Port of Leith picking up an Artisan Olive loaf of bread from a factory on the way. Lunch of ham and olive bread with a view of the Firth of Forth with the red Forth rail bridge in the distance. Returned to Ocean Terminal and caught the blue bus back to the city. Walked up Calton Hill a mere 69 metre ascent to provide panoramic views of Edinburgh and the Firth of Forth. Nelson’s monument with its time ball as well as an observatory and a number of monuments. Looked at what appeared to be an Egyptian Obesisk in an old graveyard and discovered it was a Scottish National Monument. Dinner in a Edinburgh pub before catching the Lothan bus back to Dorstan Hotel on Priestfield Road.Read more