Holy Island

Today we were on our way to a Castle south of Edinburgh and we took a turn for the wild. My daughter, who is the driver of the lead car (we can't all fit into one vehicle) saw a sign for Holy Island and immediately took the turn. Stating that she remembered reading about Holy Island 10 or 15 years ago in a National Geographic. So after a family discussion and a quick check of the tide tables we proceeded out the causeway to the island. The thing about Holy island is that it is a huge castle that is only accessible at low tide. At high tide, the causeway is completely under water. So we arrived at the island, got parked and then we hiked out and up to the castle. It is truly amazing. It is part of the British National Trust, and has been preserved/cared for/maintained. We were able to go out onto the parapet and see the places the cannons had been. We were able to travel thru 10 main rooms. We saw where there were newer additions (a mere hundred years old) and we admired beautiful antique furniture. We left the island about 40 minutes before the high tide mark and just got off the island when we were stuck in a que at a railway gate. We were worried that some were going to be stuck on the causeway but it appeared to have resolved prior to the high tide. After a lunch in the car (tuna salad on matza) because by now the wind is howling around us, we headed into Edinburgh for more adventured. We are now installed in our flat after a yummy Turkish dinner. (Keeping kosher for passover while traveling in a foreign country is a unique challenge all its own.)