Date of walk: 7/9/19
Collieston I, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Collieston II, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Collieston III, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Forvie Church of St Adamnan I, built in the 12th-century. The village of Forvie was abandoned in the 15th century having been overcome by sand dunes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Forvie Church of St Adamnan II, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Forvie beach, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Forvie Seal colony I, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Jellyfish, Forvie beach, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Forvie Seal colony II, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Grey seal, Forvie Seal colony, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Forvie Seal colony III, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Two snouts. Forvie Seal colony IV, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
WWII heavy gun emplacement, Foveran Links, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Offshore Supply Ships Maersk Lifter & Maersk Laser, moored near Aberdeen, Scotland.
Aberdeen Wind Farm I, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Offshore Supply Ships Maersk Laser & Sartor, moored near Aberdeen, Scotland.
Aberdeen Wind Farm II, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Boka Falcon & Olympic Delta, subsea construction support vessels, moored near Aberdeen, Scotland.
Anti-tank cubes on Balmedie beach, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Olympic Delta, subsea construction support vessel, moored near Aberdeen, Scotland.
Same moon, same beach, still Aberdeen ahead but now 30km closer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Bridge of Don and Aberdeen at dusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Loving the gratuitous spike!
Enjoying the quiet satisfaction of boarding a prebooked train that’s taken five weeks of walking to reach. Back in a few weeks for the Aberdeen to Edinburgh leg but before then it’s a busy schedule of family & assignments. Glad to have a long journey ahead to make the adjustment.
Managed to smuggle some Scottish sand into England on the train.
Always good to see when my photos find a new home: nine prints from Dumfries & Galloway now living in New Zealand.
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I accidently fell into the sea and ruined my camera on that beach! Your photos are lovely, as usual.
Oh no annoying – I did that once in Vietnam
I lost one going over the bars into a ditch when cycling the Moray coast – it was that annoying detour when the Lossie footbridge was closed.
That beach into Aberdeen and the one north of Peterhead must have taken some planning re water – was bad enough biking them in that respect. Balmedie helped.
Little story for you about Collieston. When the village decided to build its pier with the intention of allowing larger vessels to land fish there was a big disagreement if the pier should be built on the North end of the harbour or South. The village council voted and it was decided to build it on the North side….by a single vote.
Unfortunately for the village the current flow south to north and the mobile dune system south of the village in Forvie dumps a lot of sand into the sea every year. The pier acted as a net for that sand and over time the harbour filled up killing the fishing industry in the town but creating a sheltered sandy beach and calm swimming area for those brave enough to face the cold water
Wonderful story, thanks for sharing it!