Saturday was a good day for a walk – the Braemar Circular Walk via Lions Head. We parked in the car park next to Braemar Castle. We didn’t go to the castle but picked up the footpath on the opposite side of the road, as short distance away. As we were following the road to get to the start of the footpath, we spotted a dragon fly on the floor. The footpath initially followed the road heading away from Braemar…
After arriving in Aberdeen the previous day and finishing our Coast and Castles North tour, and then enjoying a celebration meal in the evening, the following morning finally meant it was time to go our separate ways. First, however we wandered up the road to the nearest Wetherspoon for breakfast. Then we returned to the hotel, collected our belongings, said our goodbyes, and set off on our respective journeys. For Sarah and I, that meant a cycle ride to Midmar…
For Coast and Castles North Day 5 we woke up on a Thursday morning to a very different day – the sun was shining! Having had breakfast we left our bags at the hotel and set off back to Dunnottar Castle. The views on the way back there were great! We could never have guessed the previous night. We arrived at Dunnottar Castle, parked up our bikes and went for a look around. As we were leaving Dunnottar Castle, there…
Coast and Castles North Day 4 would take us from Arbroath to Stonehaven. Before we set off there were the practical elements of the tour to sort out – collecting the washing from the launderette. After doing so we headed over to The Corn Exchange, the local Wetherspoon, to sort the dried washing out. It was a murky grey day when we set off late morning from Arbroath. And the foggy conditions would be the theme for the day. The first…
We left Drumoig Golf Hotel and set off on Coast & Castles North Day 3 to Arbroath. We had to cycle back to where we had left the route the previous evening. We set off initially towards Tentsmuir. We cycled through the Tentsmuir forest, stopping to look at the water at Tentsmuir Point. Our route then took us through Tayport. From Tayport, we made our way to the Tay Road Bridge. There is a path down the centre for cycling…
