On Friday we took our first boat trip on Scotland's famous Loch Ness and saw the ruins of Urquhart Castle. It's by this ruin that the majority of Loch Ness monster sightings occur, but sadly Nessie didn't come out to play for us on this particular day, maybe next time...
Yesterday we stayed closer to home and walked along the old railway track between Elgin & Lossiemouth. The track was ripped out 45 years ago, but there is still 5 miles of dead straight deserted gravel pathway that takes us from our home to the coast.
The track was closed as a result of a massive overhaul of the UK's railways in the 1960s. Over a period of 10 years about 4,000 miles of track and 3,000 stations were closed across Britain to cut costs. There are abandoned tracks like these all over the British Isles in various states of decay. It's quite eerie that this one looks like the sleepers and track were only removed yesterday.
When we arrived in Lossiemouth we were treated to a military parade in honour of Armed Forces Day. We vaguely knew that the parade was coming through the town, but not that they would be marching right past the table we were having lunch at...
And then my old friends the Red Arrows did a display over the Moray Firth for us. This must be about the thirtieth time I have seen them this year. The skies weren't as blue as Cyprus, but I did manage to inject some colour into the photo, thanks to some spectators!
Our visitors have left today and so we have a bundle of washing and housework to get on with, then tomorrow it's on with the quilt binding.... Some results this week I promise!
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