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Aberdeenshire to Drumnadrochit

17 September 2008

I've never really been to Aberdeenshire before. As a child we used to take holidays in Peterhead, at my Uncle Robert's, but I can't say I recall too much about the scenery around the town at all. What a lovely, lovely county it is. It's very green and agrarian.

The last few days have seen us in various towns and villages, plying our merry trade of nonsense. In Keith, we stayed in one of the finest B&B's I've ever seen, which was truly awesome. The Loft in Keith is a very good space, too, and our show fitted in there just fine. It's an initiative run for young people, along with Craighurst's restaurant, where young people who may not have many options in life are given training in catering and service work. We ate like kings in Craighurst, and if ever you get a chance to go there, I do recommend it very strongly!

All is well now that we've had a couple of days off in Inverness, after our jaunt through Moray, which we'll be returning to later in the week. I've enjoyed being in Inverness, and I think we've all sated some capitalist urges that were brewing for a long time. Hootananny’s, the folk pub/Thai restaurant in Inverness has had a roaring trade from us these last few days, and now I think I'll run off to get myself some good, clean, spicy food to see if I can sweat this cold I've been suffering out of my system.

© Alasdair Satchel, 2008

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