Continuing west along the coast we came across Portsoy, a picturesque harbour village which has some lovely old warehouse type buildings.
A little bit further along we visited Cullen which is famous for Cullen Skink, a very tasty smoked haddock, potato and onion chowder. We also found a pet cemetery! Set on a rocky area next to the sea, there are lots of headstones dedicated to all sorts of pets. A volunteer there told us there are no longer burials there but you can scatter ashes still.
At the town of Elgin we explored the cathedral ruin - the towers and facade are still intact and you can climb right up to the top.
After calling into the Dolphin Centre at Spey Bay (no dolphins spotted) we continued round Burghead and then on to Findhorn. We ended up staying 4 days here in a lovely spot right by the beach.
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| Dolphin statue at Postsoy |
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| Portsoy harbour |
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The viaduct at Cullen - now a
walkway for humans |
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| The impressive Cathedral ruins at Elgin |
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| Muy from the top of the Cathedral |
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| Spiral stairs made from old grave stones |
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| View from Burghead |
Findhorn has a Walberswick feeling about it - beautiful setting, lovely beach, river and harbour and it gets rammed at weekends! |
| The Captains Table at Findhorn |
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| Cheaper than Southwold! |
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