Autumn trip Sooth. Start date Friday 29th Sept 2017.

By Kenny on October 20, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

Well it’s that time again folks; holiday blogs galore. We eventually got onto the Aberdeen ferry (Hrossey) fae Kirkwall at 23.00pm. This was a great achievement, as we had so much to do before getting on the Hrossey on Friday night, but when we got aboard we received a great welcome and had a gid laugh wae the barstaff.

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We were just aboot finished wur drinks when the first o the rough seas hit the bow o the Hrossey 🌊. Well that was Helens signal tae heed straight for the overnight cabin we booked and get tae sleep as quickly as possible. It was a pretty restless night, due tae the motion of the ship but warm and comfortable at the same time.

The next morning was started wae a very loud tannoy announcement at 6am😤, that arrival at Aberdeen would be at 7am and breakfast was now being served. Just incase you had got over the shock o that one😪, they repeat it 15 mins later😠. So as we were noo awake 😫 a shower and massive full fry breakfast, that was worth every penny, stoked oor engines and off the ferry we went.

We had a few hours tae spend in Aberdeen before oor train tae Portlethen, so tae my surprise🤔Helen decided some therapeutic 🤑 shopping was needed (compulsory😉). After we finished the therapy shopping 🤗, we sat doon and watched the locals and visitors pass us by in the city centre.

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It was time noo tae set off for the train station and onward tae Portlethen. The train arrived at a busy platform. Unfortunately there were only 2 carriages, so standing room only for us 👫. It was a 10 mins journey to our rendezvous at Portlethen station with Helens maw n paw👪.

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We arrived about 45 mins before oor rescue party arrived tae rescue us fae the middle of nowhere.

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This is a remote station but it is a very well kept and lovely station.

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Fran n Bert arrived in their car and off we went. I had been volunteered to drive for the rest of our adventures, which started at the first T junction exiting Portlethen station. I was informed by Helen (ordered 😔) to turn left (this was a 3 to 1 majority to turn right👎) so I dutifully turned left and drove towards a dead end that dropped eventually into the sea 🌊. We were in luck though, on the route to this dead end there was a lovely 19th century Inn called The Neuk.

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This quaint Inn has 7 dart teams and has a substantial gin gallery. The homemade soup served was delicious and gave us sustenance for our onward journey, albeit back the way we came 😉We drove on through the outskirts of Aberdeen where there was a slight delay due to a dual carriageway and bridges being built by the Scottish Goverment, well worth the delays. We drove approx for an hour and arrived at our destination with a few wrong turns (all me fault of course? as I wuz being directed by front seat, back seat and every seat co-drivers 🙉). This lodge is an old renovated Lint Mill (Lintmill of Boyne) built and completed in 1752 by Thomas Ness.