Thursday Thirteen - My Trip

Thirteen things about my week away.......

1. I went here:

in the north east of Scotland to visit my parents.

2. Here is where they live:

in that little clutch of houses huddling under Nigg Hill.

3. This is the view from their kitchen window:

4. Behind their house, protected from the wind and rain, is the Shandwick Stone:

more on this later.

5. Also, on my walk to the Stone, I met some nice creatures:

I find cows very restful........

6. And there were BABY cows!

When I pause to talk to cows, which I like to do, it's a comfort to know I am not intending to eat them.....

7. There are three villages linked along the coast, and this is kinda cute:

The 'Seaboard Villages' - it's even on the buses!

8. Oh, did I not mention the sea??:

9. And then there's the harbour:

full of teeny little fishing smacks and a couple of small trawlers.

10. The original fishermans' cottages:

still lived in and so tiny!

11. There is a very modest stylish memorial to the men who have lost their lives to the sea:

two anchors in the small municipal park.

12. And while I was there, I got the chance to go fishing.........

Well, Mike did the *actual* fishing.....and I covered my ears for the necessary stunning of the poor little fishies.

13. And because I stayed in the next village, each night I walked back along the beach enjoying magnificent sunsets:

There will be more, this is just a taster..... :-)

cq