Portsoy

We had a bit of a road trip today. After Fochabers Folk Museum, where we saw what life was like when Mum was growing up (!) we headed to the Dolphin Centre at the mouth of the Spey. There were dolphins to see in the sea and had a nice walk along the river. The weather was beautiful - too hot for Dad and that river was very inviting to cool down in! Mum was sensible though and stopped us from taking a dip.

Since we were already on our way along the coast, we decided to head on to Portsoy. Uncle Ian had told us they served the best ice cream in Scotland and we had to find out if he was right. He couldn't be of course. When we arrived in tiny Portsoy it wasn't too difficult to find the ice cream shop. The selection there was massive and the lady who served us was very patient and helpful, allowing us to try anything we wanted and giving great advice on what flavours mixed well and went with the various sauces they had! It took us a while but we eventually left with a couple of scoops of ice cream each and headed for a walk to the old harbour.

The harbour is very cool. There are actually 2 harbours. A new(er) one and the 17th century one. The new is a bit dull although is without doubt the cleanest harbour with the cleanest water I've ever seen. But we had to make our own entertainment there and you know how we feel about rules..!

That sign says "NO ACCESS"!

The 17th century harbour is pretty cool. Great workmanship in the building of it.

And then we headed along the coast a little. Like the rest of the area the coast is beautiful. Take a look at this though - different coloured rocks right next to each other.

And you know what else? It is the best ice cream in Scotland!