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By Rachel M Posted on November 11, 2020November 12, 2020

Cycling to Aberdeen beach … with children

A friend of mine started cycling around Aberdeen with her young children during lockdown when the roads were quiet and they’ve continued even now the roads are busy again. She … Continue reading Cycling to Aberdeen beach … with children

Categories: CyclingTags: Aberdeen, active travel, beach, cycling, Scotland, Spaces for People, sustrans, transport
By Rachel M Posted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020

Strawberries galore, in the paper, and changes afoot

It’s Friday already. I don’t know where the week has gone. We’re getting so many strawberries just from our backyard right now. They almost spread like weeds here. This is … Continue reading Strawberries galore, in the paper, and changes afoot

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, beach, cycling, media, Scotland, strawberries
By Rachel M Posted on June 28, 2020June 28, 2020

Aberdeen beach

I cycled to the beach today and It was nice to see vast empty scenes along the waterfront after the crowded images that emerged from Bournemouth last week. I would … Continue reading Aberdeen beach

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, beach, Marks & Spencer, North Sea, ocean, sea
By Rachel M Posted on May 2, 2020May 2, 2020

A walk around Aberdeen harbour to Torry battery

We dragged the children out of the house against their will and walked to Torry Battery today, an artillery battery that was used as a defensible barracks for Aberdeen from … Continue reading A walk around Aberdeen harbour to Torry battery

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, beach, dolphins, oil, seagulls, Torry, Torry Battery
By Rachel M Posted on March 17, 2019

Aberdeen’s beach and veganism is mainstream

Daniel was invited to a birthday party today and much to my disappointment it was at a trampoline place by the beach. I dislike going to the beach in Aberdeen … Continue reading Aberdeen’s beach and veganism is mainstream

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, beach, cycling, eating, food, restaurant, Vegan
By Rachel M Posted on December 2, 2018

Sunday at the beach

Elizabeth was invited to a birthday party today at Laser Tag which is by the beach. We don’t go to the beach very often because it’s a bugger to get … Continue reading Sunday at the beach

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, beach, North Sea, ocean
By Rachel M Posted on October 22, 2017February 16, 2018

Findhorn, Scotland

We spent the weekend in Findhorn which is a small, coastal village about a couple of hours north-west of Aberdeen. Findhorn is an interesting place because since 1957 it has … Continue reading Findhorn, Scotland

Categories: Journal, TravelTags: beach, eco, Findhorn, Moray, Moray Coast, Scotland, travel
By Rachel M Posted on August 14, 2017February 16, 2018

Castles, seals, and Spiderman

Yesterday we checked out Knockhall Castle, the doer-upper which is currently for sale at £130,000. I think it’s over-priced because there’s very little land with it. The surrounding fields are … Continue reading Castles, seals, and Spiderman

Categories: Journal, TravelTags: Aberdeenshire, beach, castles, Newburgh, Scotland, seal, seals, spiderman
By Rachel M Posted on April 1, 2017April 1, 2017

Making friends at school and cycling in the rain

It’s tough when your kids don’t have any friends at school. That has been the case for Daniel until this year. He was put into the wrong year when we … Continue reading Making friends at school and cycling in the rain

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, autism, beach, Busby, cargo bike, children, cycling, daffodils, education, laser tag, rain, school
By Rachel M Posted on January 28, 2017February 16, 2018

I swam in the North Sea in winter

A couple of years ago I swam at Balmedie Beach. It was March and so I just missed out on being able to say I swam in the North Sea in … Continue reading I swam in the North Sea in winter

Categories: Journal, TravelTags: beach, Fraserburgh, North Sea, Pennan, photos, swimming
By Rachel M Posted on January 15, 2017February 16, 2018

Newburgh seal colony, Scotland

About 16 miles north of Aberdeen is a little village called Newburgh. We went there for lunch today, to the Newburgh Inn. The food was terrific. I highly recommend it. They … Continue reading Newburgh seal colony, Scotland

Categories: Journal, TravelTags: beach, Newburgh, photos, Scotland, seals
By Rachel M Posted on September 4, 2016

The beach in Aberdeen

We went to the beach today and I took some photos. Can you see all the ships on the horizon? The next photo is a building at Castlegate in Aberdeen. … Continue reading The beach in Aberdeen

Categories: Aberdeen, JournalTags: Aberdeen, architecture, beach, Castlegate, Scottish baronial
By Rachel M Posted on August 24, 2016

The Burkini ban

I find it quite extraordinary that French police are demanding women remove clothing when lying on the beach. Have they gone completely mad? It seems like half the world wants women … Continue reading The Burkini ban

Categories: JournalTags: beach, burkini, France, Muslim, religious expression, skin cancer, sun bathing
By Rachel M Posted on May 28, 2016

Blue poppies

Another Saturday and another children’s birthday party at Codona‘s by the beach in Aberdeen. Last Saturday we also went to a children’s birthday party at Codona’s and I found the bike … Continue reading Blue poppies

Categories: Aberdeen, JournalTags: amusement park, beach, blue poppy, Codonas, cycling, gardening
By Rachel M Posted on January 10, 2016January 10, 2016

More cycling in the rain

More rain today and so more cycling in the rain. This time to the beach. I was tempted to go in for a dip but I didn’t have my bathers … Continue reading More cycling in the rain

Categories: Cycling, JournalTags: Aberdeen, beach, Bone Sharker Magazine, Busby, cargo bike, cycling, rain
By Rachel M Posted on August 4, 2015

Cycle ride to Torry Battery

On Sunday afternoon we cycled from Duthie Park to Torry Battery. The city side of the River Dee was almost entirely off-road cycle paths which is fantastic. After crossing the … Continue reading Cycle ride to Torry Battery

Categories: Aberdeen, Cycling, PhotosTags: beach, crochet, cycle path, cycling, fort, photos, Torry Battery
By Rachel M Posted on March 15, 2015March 17, 2015

Balmedie Beach

We had a superb day today. We booked one of the Co-wheels cars to try out and went to Balmedie Beach where I went for a swim in the North Sea. … Continue reading Balmedie Beach

Categories: AberdeenTags: Balmedie Beach, beach, co-wheels, North Sea, photos, sand, sand dunes, swimming
By Rachel M Posted on November 30, 2014December 13, 2014

The beach, Aberdeen

I had to take my Thunderbolt monitor to the Apple store this morning because the camera is blurry and I can’t fix it. It’s still under warranty so they’re going … Continue reading The beach, Aberdeen

Categories: Aberdeen, PhotosTags: Aberdeen, bakfiets, beach, cycle, cycle paths, cycling, cycling infrastructure
By Rachel M Posted on July 2, 2014July 2, 2014

Honolulu, earthquakes, and films

Remember how I said in my intro video that I’m no longer the crazy traumatised earthquake woman? How I’d moved on from that and no longer felt anxious about earthquakes? … Continue reading Honolulu, earthquakes, and films

Categories: TravelTags: beach, CTV, earthquakes, Hawaii, Honolulu, Tracks, travel
By Rachel M Posted on May 11, 2014

Life before kids…or not

My mother-in-law is currently staying with us so Ben and I took advantage of her offer to babysit and go out for dinner child-free. This is the first time we’ve … Continue reading Life before kids…or not

Categories: Auckland, PhotosTags: Auckland, babysitting, beach, dinner, Mairangi Bay

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