The exposed road snakes along the coast to Rosehearty, directly into the driving wind and rain. Leaving the town, a rugged coastal path passes a former RAF bombing control tower, built in 1994 and designed to withstand the blast from

Peterhead is the largest fishing port by landings in the UK. Seagulls mob a crew winding in their net. Passing through the residential streets, an amusing sign sits between two houses, mounted on the boundary fence above a mattress and

Fly fishermen are spread across the River Ythan. I’ve never seen the attraction. There’s a daily limit of two sea trout, and salmon must be returned to the water. The Forvie Nature Reserve is closed between April and August to

Resuming my circuit of the docks, the Shetland ferry hints of adventures to come. I worked on the island for BP as a 19-year-old student, but that’s another story. A long promenade runs north from the harbour. Drops of rain

Last night I fell asleep with the lights on and a book on my chest. Next thing, it’s 2 am, and the street outside is seething with rowdy youngsters spilling out of the Underground Klub. They barely look old enough

I’m back on the East Coast of Scotland, avoiding the West Coast midges, leaving the tent at home, as there are too many populated areas along the Aberdeenshire coast from Montrose round to Buckie on the Moray Firth. It’s been