I live on the East Coast of Scotland and stay in Dundee at weekends and Aberdeen during the week. Here are some photos from the both ends and the bit in-between. I start in St. Andrews on the beach with the golf club behind.
No need to explain more. Just open 'Hello' and the equivalent in any other country at the time of the Royal wedding and it'll be in there. A bit further north but still on the south bank of the river Tay is one of the favourite places of mine: Tentsmuir forest. No better place to run.
Here a bit more zoomed out from the hill above Tayport.
Somewhere on these beaches is a colony of seals.
Here they are photographed with a 300 m zoom...
... and here on an overcast day.
More seals.
On the south bank of the Tay is Tayport, a place where I have lived for several years. The harbour is below...
... and here is that lighthouse in the Tay that I could see from my bedroom.
Over the water is Dundee, the most underrated city of Scotland and maybe the UK. Desastrous town planning but still the location and people make it.
Here in winter with two oil rigs which are serviced in Dundee.
Here is an oil rig closer.
Further East over the water is Broughty Ferry, where I spend most weekends.
Here in winter with a ship sailing the Tay.
A wee village with a castle...
... and harbour.
Here the castle again ...
... and again...
... and again...
... and again with one of the many hungry swans.
Many swans, as I said, with Tayport in the background.
Eastwards is the beach...
... with affordable housing just behind. Not like Aberdeen.
In spring and autumn, on Mondays, when I drive to Aberdeen, I see the sun rising above the North sea.
In Dundee the law is the place with a view. Here to the east to the mouth of the Tay...
... towards Broughty Ferry...
... or to the west towards Perth.
After a wee drive via Arbroath Montrose and the Montrose basin appears.
With bridges over the river Esk.
Then Lunan bay.
A little bit further north is St. Cyrus Nature reserve.
Another wide, empty beach with Montrose in the distance...
... and then Todhead lighthouse,...
...here close up.
The last larger place before Aberdeen is Stonehaven, a small harbour to the south of the city.
Finally Aberdeen, the centre of the North sea oil with its harbour.
Here in the evening...
... and here even later.
Here on a stormy day.
On the hill to the south the lighthouse...
... and to the north Aberdeen beach.
Further north is Newburgh with the nature reserve on the river Ythan...
... with sand dunes next to the North sea. A good place for a run in the north.
HW
