We Have Visitors! Peterhead to Buckie then Lossiemouth

Great Excitement!  We have visitors:  Mark and Geoff have come to join us for a couple of days.

Zilla taken for a quick tour round the Prison, then Mark gets on with the important tasks of the day:  Haggis Slices are cooked in the traditional manner, and off we go - Buckie beckons.

Mark helmed, and Geoff photographed - lots.  The sailing was excellent, and the sun shone, and we made our way at a sedate pace towards Buckie

Approaches to Buckie

We had been told that there were at least 135 large bottlenose dolphins in the area - they were hiding:  we tried calling them, but to no avail.

Kate and Leonardo?



We arrived at Buckie at 2300 - low tide - Not quite sure why we chose Buckie, No shorepower, no pontoon, no fresh water, no way off the boat?

Clearly a fishing port, not really catering for the Leisure Industry as yet!

After a short night, we set off for Lossiemouth - only 10 miles away so we dediced to sail out into the middle of the Moray Firth in search of Dolphins.  Not a chance - lovely sailing conditions, but not a dolphin to be seen.

Mark insisted it was warm enough to wear shorts.  I'm not convinced!

We arrived in Lossiemouth in 18kts of breeze - quite a small entrance, guarded by large stone breakwaters and found a berth.  No harbour master at the weekends, so you check in at the pub.  Had a quick livener, and then set off on a walk with Zilla along the absolutely beautiful sand dunes that line the shore there.

Guess Who?

Monday was a day of rest - or it would have been if we hadn't gone on a 5 mile walk along the beach to the lighthouse.

Our visitors left in the early afternoon, leaving me with Camera Envy:

Gannets in Flight - Photographed by Geoff