derick Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Rosyth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmalade Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 How's the boat been coping recently in this rough weather? I'm meant to be heading up North on the 18th and the forecast isn't looking good... just want to get hom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassermaet Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 ^^^ Same, I'm getting the boat on Friday and I'll only be home fir ten days Hope the weather doesn't scupper my festive plans...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 haha small world! aye it wasnt so nice! too think we sat in the harbour for a week and they decided we should go for a jolly 2day!! thats life hope cinema was good Very small world. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3058/3107745832_e8f4b14482.jpg Took this photo on November 25th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skunnered Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Rosyth. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engineer21 Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 haha good photo shes a beauty lol only 30 yrears old !!that was us first time since july back in aberdeen! and we are away to med next year so goodbye crappy weather !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFR937 Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 If you want to guarantee a safe harbour for berthing the North boat what's wrong with Invergordon ?, only a short drive to Inverness which is easily the equal of Aberdeen for shopping , a shorter sea crossing and a never closed port . Train station is also there and the road to Glasgow is around 200 miles on a road as good as the one fae Aberdeen . I'd be happy to have a little bit more hassle for the guarantee of a passage . Even if they'd consider it as a back up port it has got to be better than being stuck outside/inside Aberdeen for a few days every month of winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooter Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 ^^^ I mentioned that several pages ago but others didn't seem to like that idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Sadly the A9 south from Inverness is not yet as good as the road south from Aberdeen and neither is the train service. Please note the "yet" as there are hopes that both will be improved and Northlink running to Invergordon would help add some urgency to those hopes. I think Invergordon treated alone probably makes little sense but were flights to switch to Inverness and the health board to start sending patients there instead of Aberdeen then perhaps the whole package would benefit Shetland, Orkney and Inverness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepshagger Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Northlink running to Invergordon would help add some urgency to those hopes. You've got to be kidding, serving Shetland is the least of edinburgh or londons priority's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filskadacat Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Inverness which is easily the equal of Aberdeen for shopping ... and the road to Glasgow is around 200 miles on a road as good as the one fae Aberdeen . Don't be daft. Population of Aberdeen is four times that of Inverness. Shops in consequence. As for the A9 - until the money is found to dual it throughout its length - which won't be soon - it will remain one of the most dangerous trunk roads in the country due to people being quite unable to remember whether they are on a dual carriageway or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engineer21 Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 have too aggree although aberdeen has its faults for the whole population is the best comprimise, i.e not everyone wants too just go shopping, not everyone has a car on boatthe onward connections at aberdeen are the best of anywhere u can fly aberdeen too amsterdam every day with ease therfore worldwide connections there, trains to all the way too england and all over scotland, inverness to glasgow going along the west coast is an awful road (nice views etc but to communte its awful!) what should be done is pressure appied to aberdeen harbour too spend some money improving the access too the port! best thing at aberdeen is you can walk too all amenities from boat. just my 2 pennith! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medziotojas Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 Rosyth. Don't see why not... Rosyth-Zeebrugge ferry service to resume Published Date: 18 December 2008SCOTLAND'S only ferry link to the continent will resume in May next year, it was announced today.Ship operator Norfolkline took on the Rosyth to Zeebrugge service after it was ditched by Superfast earlier this year. A booking service has now been set up and the ferry is due to sail three times a week each way from May 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muckleflugga Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 How's the boat been coping recently in this rough weather? I'm meant to be heading up North on the 18th and the forecast isn't looking good... just want to get hom! Southbound for friday under review, keep eye on the Northlink website, forecast far from good just noticed Northbound under review also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skunnered Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 OK, how about:Lerwick - Aberdeen - Rosyth - Aberdeen - Lerwick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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