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I noticed that there was a coastal route, so we decided to take that, and we were rewarded with lovely views firstly of the sea…
… then Stonehaven…
I spotted signs for the harbour, and I remembered the woman on reception this morning saying that the harbour here was well worth seeing, so we headed that way. We found the car park, and we couldn’t believe it was free. Result!
We had some lovely views from here back towards Stonehaven…
We made our way over to the harbour, which was just charming.
We walked over to the harbour wall, which gave us some very different perspectives.
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Charming indeed, it's a beautiful spot. Footprints in the sand, so cute!
At first glance, I assumed the guy in the boat was cleaning a fish. But it doesn't look like it. Whew! Because that's so gross.
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Charming indeed, it's a beautiful spot. Footprints in the sand, so cute!
At first glance, I assumed the guy in the boat was cleaning a fish. But it doesn't look like it. Whew! Because that's so gross.
No, he was doing some maintenance on the boat I think.
October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Tuesday 20 June – part six: seeing the inspiration for Brave
I suggested getting something to eat here, and having looked on TripAdvisor, the Ship Inn looked to be a good bet, so we headed in there. There were only a couple of tables going, which we all took to be a good sign.
Just a little on the old side…
I went for the seafood sharing platter in the hope Mark would join me and share it, but he didn’t, so I tried valiantly to make my way through it on my own… There was a lot of it. It’s made up of hot and cold smoked salmon, mini garlic crab claws, chilli marinated king prawns, Madeira marinated rollmop herrings, Ship Inn smoked mackerel pate, lemon mayo, herbed oil, pitta and ciabatta bread.
Mark had the lamb kebabs with rice and salad – tender pieces of Scotch lamb with onions and peppers, in a spicy marinade, barbecued on the chargrill, and served with a mint and cucumber dip, boiled rice, and fresh salad.
We all agreed it was definitely a very worthwhile stop.
On the way out, I spotted a café selling local ice cream…
I went for a scoop of hazelnut, and one of Mars bar, although each scoop was about three, if that makes sense?
We watched this on the way out, while I enjoyed my ice cream…
By the time we got back to the car park, we had a very different view across to the town, with the tide having gone out…
We headed off again…
… and over to this place, Dunnottar Castle, which dates back to the 15th and 16th centuries. It played a key role in the Jacobite risings, and it was also where the Scottish crown jewels were hidden from Oliver Cromwell’s invading army in the 17th century. It was also used as the inspiration for the Disney movie Brave, and it was Mari’s request to come here. It’s basically ruins, but it’s very dramatic, especially as they’re on top of cliffs 160 feet above the North Sea…
There was a wedding taking place here, and I did take a few photos of that, although not the ones that perhaps will go into their album…
Mari did her best Merida impression, which was pretty darned good!
We heard a commotion from the other cliff, and it seemed to revolve around these two love birds…
I was snapping away, when this happened…
I was absolutely stunned at what I’d just managed to capture, and all by complete accident. Now that really is what you call serendipity!
We were going to walk down to the other part of the coastline that you could see in some of these photos, but Mari told me she was fine, and wasn’t bothered about doing that. I have no idea why on earth the owners of the castle do it this way, but you only pay for your tickets when you actually enter the castle, and considering that’s a real hike from where we were (up and down stairs), I doubt they get that many visitors. Why they don’t charge up at the car park is beyond me, as they’d have a heck of a lot more income…
Nice meal and great photos on a beautiful day! What a photo of the two love birds! Timing is everything!
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That was a huge platter for lunch! I was hoping you got the ice cream flavor Scottish Tablet because I wonder what that is?
What a beautiful day for a wedding, they really lucked out. Your photo of the birds is fantastic!
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I think I like your food better than Mark's but then I don't like lamb. The ice cream looks good. We went to the zoo about a week ago and had ice cream for our lunch. As you can see, we like our ice cream.
The pictures of the ruined castle are beautiful. It must have been an amazing place when it was whole.
Liz
That was a huge platter for lunch! I was hoping you got the ice cream flavor Scottish Tablet because I wonder what that is?
I was curious, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. I have a vague recollection, maybe from somewhere else on this trip, that we did ask about Scottish Tablet and all we were told was it was sugar which really didn't sell it to us at all...
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What a beautiful day for a wedding, they really lucked out. Your photo of the birds is fantastic!
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