Not quite Faroe...
June 3, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
... but a similar and also beautiful landscape. Crawton Waterfall.
Charging and shooting
June 3, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Broughty Ferry has both - many charging stations to a very fair price at the train station plus a lovely photo spot, the castle. And many lively pubs!
Where are the bagpipes?
June 4, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Cairngorms National Park let's my heart jump seeing this outstanding beauty of landscape.
So very Scottish, the moors and glens. The old military road connects Aberdeenshire with Perth & Kinross
Vegan EV TravellersYeah, I was west and north, never east though. It's at least as beautiful!
Clunie Water
June 4, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
The 500e conquering the Highlands at Clunie Water
Don't you just love the charging stops?!
June 4, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
So very convenient charging in Braemar (close to Balmoral).
You can choose between slow and fast charging (the latter tethered). We opted for slow and bought some souvenirs like a musical magnet forRead more
Who needs Disney...
June 4, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
... if you can have the real stuff in Scotland.
I'm not surprised that the late Queen and her family loved Balmoral so much. It's beautiful and peaceful.
Castle Trail
June 5, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Today is an overcast day, just perfect for taking photos of castles without any harsh contrasts.
We visit some castles of the Castle Trail in Aberdeenshire.
Castle 1: Fyvie Castle
More pretty than safe
June 5, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Castle 2: Tolquhon Castle, now ruined, once one of the most elegant of the area. But the owner was pro Jacobite and that was the end of the elegance...
Rapunzel
June 5, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Castle 3: Fraser
One of the largest tower houses in Scotland.
DO. NOT. TOUCH.
June 5, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
I really tried to avoid touching the stones of East Aquhorthies Stone Circle. You never know in which Highlander Saga you end up 😳
Groceries and charging
June 5, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Tesco's in Inverurie has PodPoint chargers. The 500e arrived with 26% and was faster charged to 100% than I could do my groceries.
Short but often
June 6, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
We had arrived in Eglin with 65% battery. So no need to charge. Still we did. Why? Because it was convenient while visiting Eglin cathedral just a few steps away.
My advice: charging whenever thereRead more
Fish is in the air...
June 6, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
The most beautiful harbour village of Portsoy. In love with those authentic little fishing villages. Still peaceful. Saying that: Michael Gray was killed here in Peaky Blinders 😳😉
Fiddle away
June 6, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
The Bow Fiddle Rock in Portknockie.
Unfortunately too much sun.
Like every day in Scotland 🙄
And for sunset there wouldn't have been left any water...
Supper with a view
June 6, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Picnic in Cullen
Neighbours
June 6, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
This horse and I are neighbours in the rented cottage in North Aberdeenshire. His stable is wall to wall to my bedroom. When he's outside, he sometimes peeks through the window. No privacy for me 🤣
Charging thumbs 👎👎👎👎
June 7, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
In Ellon the ChargePlaceScotland chargers keep disconnecting after a few minutes. It happened to me and to another lady next to me. Now charging AC which seems to work but what a waste of time.
ThereRead more
Rugged
June 7, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Beautiful scenery at Buller of Buchan.
Dracula
June 7, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
When Bram Stoker visited the Aberdeenshire coast in 1894, he found his inner Dracula after seeing this castle: Slains Castle. It's believed to be the inspiration for his famous novel. And of courseRead more
Vegan amongst fish mongers
June 8, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
A great find in Peterhead, usually not the centre of vegan cuisine and rather an industrial fishing town.
The Vegan Bay Bakery.
They have everything. And everything 100% vegan. Bread. Sweet pastries.Read more
Scottish Rapid Charging
June 8, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Not often you find fast charger up north in Scotland. If so, usually only 50 kW.
So I was very surprised to find a 75 kW Osprey charger just south of Peterhead along the A90!
Shipwrecks
June 8, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
The remains of several shipwrecks can still be found on the beach of Rattray Head. So it seems that the lighthouse doesn't work very effectively 😳
Even if so - it makes a fantastic photo subject.Read more
Glen Garioch (pronounced Geery...!!!)
June 9, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
A visit to one of the oldest whisky distilleries in Scotland - Glen Garioch in Oldmeldrum.
Due to the more or less 0 tolerance drink and drive policy of Scotland, I wasn't able to taste, but they gaveRead more
Vegan in Aberdeen
June 10, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
The Vegan Bay Baker I was writing about two days ago, has a second shop in the heart of Aberdeen. Same yummy pies. And an interesting strawberry tart with vegan clotted cream!
Vegan Dolphins watching
June 10, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Close to Aberdeen there is a bay (Greyhope) where often dolphins say hi by doing a leap.
Great thing: There is a café (The Liberty Kitchen) with 80% vegan snacks (and the rest is vegetarian).
SpoiledRead more
Traveler
Beautiful and dramatic coast!
Vegan EV TravellersIt's really beautiful. And the Scots are cool!!!