A lovely sunny day saw us off on another trip - this time to Stirling. The weather forecast for tomorrow is looking very hairy - warnings are out for snow, ice and rain! - but today is glorious.
On the way we bypassed the Kelpies and then Stirling Castle.
After a slight detour - through Morrisons car park - we finally found our hotel, which looked out over the Wallace Monument.
Well it didn't look too bad when we looked out the window this morning so we decided to go to the Visitor Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Park at Aberfoyle. The approach road had more snow than we had seen so far …
and the loch definitely looked icy …
There was supposed to be a craft fair but unfortunately we found only 2 stalls! After coffee we therefore headed back to Stirling, but were rewarded on the way out by fabulous stags running through the trees! We have been know to say on occasions "You just never know what you might see!"
In Stirling there were some stalls in the shopping centre, (and even if there hadn't been any stalls it was much warmer in there) We were also treated to a choir singing Christmas songs and carols - lovely.
Returning to the hotel before any really bad weather arrived we only ventured out again to eat. Much later in the evening found it had actually snowed! The paths were white but nothing like the forecast had implied.
Sunday 16th Dec
Still only a light covering of snow on the roads and hills, but thawing already.
Our destination today was the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway, a heritage railway and Scotland's largest railway museum situated on the Firth of Forth. There were Santa trains running today and therefore many excited families.
A gentle ride home concluded our trip to Stirling.
