Peterhead Road Trip

Last weekend was a bank holiday weekend so we took advantage of the extra day to travel up north and visit some of Caroline's extended family in Peterhead.

Warning! Descriptions of family relationships many cause dizziness and confusion.

We had a few issues hiring a car - due to our lateness, the place we had booked from was closed and it seemed the only company cars available was at the airport - 20 mins from town. Nevertheless we did manage to get our wee car and set out on the highway.

The roads weren't too busy and the countryside heading north is quite pleasant so it was quite relaxing getting out and about, after having to rely solely on public transport for last few months.

It took around 3 hours to get to Peterhead, driving through Dundee and Aberdeen, with the last part of the journey following the rugged coastline. Seeing as it was all new sights, the time passed quite quickly.

Upon arrival we were warmly welcomed by Caroline Bachan, a cousin of Caroline's grandmother. We were well fed and on Sunday we were given the royal tour of Peterhead by John and Isabell, Caroline's grandfather's brother and sister.

It was quite interesting to hear about the family history, where Carol's grandparents played when they were young and stories of how Peterhead was affected by WWII. Although the local accent was what I would call strong, I found I didn't struggle understanding what was being said - for the most part.

Unfortunately, even though we'd given ourselves 2 days to explore and go visiting, it definitely wasn't enough so theres quite a few people we still need to meet at some stage.
We thoroughly enjoyed our visit and have already said we'd return in the not-too distant future.
It's quite nice to know that even though we're a long way from home we still have close friends down in London and family up here in Scotland.

But we still miss everyone else :)