Footdee & Old Aberdeen
The November walk was the long-promised trip to Aberdeen to "do" a semi-cultural/sightseeing round Footdee and Old Aberdeen. Four of us - Ian, Colin, Nigel and me - caught the bus in to Aberdeen and we were joined on the bus at Culter by Dave, fresh from his Pilates class at Kippie. The early part of the walk from Union St, along Regent Quay was pretty busy and industrial, but when got to Pocra Quay and Footdee it became much more interesting. The iconic Roundhouse and Silver Darlings restaurant beckoned us onwards: Scarty's Monument - actually a ventilator shaft Team in "Fittie" Fittie house Fittie house 2 We were getting a bit peckish so a quick lunch stop at the famous Inversnecky: We then marched a couple of miles along the beach and turned back up towards Bridge of Don and Donmouth Nature Reserve and the bird hide there: Heron Across the bridge and down to the north side of the Don, we headed inland half a mil...