Day Eleven.

A day of travel in prospect, I said goodbye to Sarah for a couple of weeks. It has been really good to catch up with her and find her so happy. I set out for Kings Cross station for my trip up to Aberdeen. After a wait at Kings Cross I quickly found my first class seat for the journey to Scotland. The train left on time and kept time all the way to Aberdeen. It rapidly increased its speed to the point at which it became impossible to read the names on the stations we flashed through. I had hoped to see my home town of Retford but missed it completely. However I did see Durham Cathedral, which I visited a few years ago. In Edinburgh we crossed the Forth Bridge, an iconic steel structure, another fine example of Victorian Architecture. From this bridge we can see the rather more elegant and slender road bridge. Another is being planned I understand. Later we crossed the Tay at Dundee on another equally spectacular bridge. By then it was getting dark so I settled down to Sudoku until Aberdeen. Doug met me and it was home to a warm house and an even warmer welcome from Anne and my sister Kathleen. Beautiful dinner of meat loaf, potatoes and veg followed by Bakewell Tart. Haven't had any for ages so that was a real treat. (http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/536214) It was good to see my "scottish" rellies again! We took Kathleen back to her new place of which I approve, very comfortable, and I will return tomorrow for dinner. We then headed back to Westhill and a whisky....or two to round off a great day.