The forecast for today was very nice, so we thought we’d take the opportunity for the kids to go back up to the beach to mess around. We packed a picnic and headed back up to the coast and once at the beach, dropped Geoff and the kids at the beach with the playground. My mother and I were less keen to spend a few hours mucking around the beach, so we drove along to Banff and had a look around the town – a beautiful harbour and some interesting buildings, but not a lot to look at in the way of shops or attractions. We tried the next wee town as well – MacDuff – which had even less of interest. Then stopped into Duff House Gallery to have a cup of tea and realised that this is where we should have come to begin with – lots of paintings and furniture we could have looked at. Oh well, maybe another time.
After picnicking back at the beach, we decided to drive further along the coast, once again abandoning the possibility of visiting the aquarium in MacDuff as it was simply too nice a day to waste doing something indoors. So we headed along the coast to find the Spey Bay Wildlife Centre. On the way, we stopped to watch seals resting along the beach at Port Gordon, which was great – not sure any of us had seen seals in the wild before. Spey Bay is apparently a good place for whale and dolphin watching, as well as a good place to see osprey hunting. Unfortunately, we didn’t see any of these things, but it was still a lovely drive and a nice place to visit and walk along the shore. The kids practiced skimming stones, which they enjoyed. (some more photos here)
We returned home in time to rest a bit before heading out to an excellent local restaurant, the Glenkinnie Arms Hotel, where we had a large and fabulous meal. Another lovely day.
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