When at Dunnet Head on the Winter Solstice last December (6 hrs, 13 minutes between sunrise and sunset) I realized I had only one more extreme point to visit to have been the full compass of Scotland’s farthest points. Mull of Galloway, the farthest south And the farthest north Now I’ve completed the set with […]

What no castle? The closest is probably near Stonehaven which I visited on a trip in 2015. But I found a wee old museum and a great one. The one that once stood here has been long gone. The Tolbooth Museum is one of Aberdeen’s oldest buildings dating in parts, from the mid- 17th century […]

Before I get to the museum, this is the flat I’m staying in in Aberdeen.  $385 for 7 days. I don’t want anyone to get the mistaken idea that I’m rolling in the dough or anything. I wasn’t when I owned RiverView and much less so now. Since a room is only a place to […]

It was a perfect day to revisit Bute and just walk so that is what I did.  The ferry runs frequently from Wemyss Bay so it’s easy and,  although it was very misty at the onset, it was apparent that it would soon burn off. That’s the other ferry heading back to Wemyss Bay. There […]