| Wednesday, 18 January, 2012 |
| A bit of a frantic dash from work as the training session I was on overrun and I was left with 90 minutes to make the flight… |
| Thursday, 19 January, 2012 |
| A relatively late start to the day and I went for a long wander around the city centre. Unfortunately a lot of the tourist attractions in Aberdeen are closed on a Thursday in mid-January… |
| Friday, 20 January, 2012 |
| Up earlier than the previous day and down to the bus station to catch the bus out to Stonehaven and then onto the ruins of Dunnottar castle… |
| Saturday, 21 January, 2012 |
| Up early and down to the station to get the train north out of Aberdeen to Elgin… |
| Sunday, 22 January, 2012 |
| Having dropped my bags off at the left luggage office I walked round to the bus station to pick up the coach out to the small town of Crathes… |