Friday 17 April 2009

Day 1 – Preview

Britain by Bus Day 1: Thurso to Montrose

A relatively straight forward day in prospect on Sunday: three long legs down the east coast of Scotland. And when I say long, I mean long – the first leg to Inverness will take over four hours, and the second leg to Aberdeen is almost as long. By comparison, the final leg of the day to Montrose is a wee titchy one lasting just under two hours.

You may have noticed a rather lengthy spell in Aberdeen. This is intentional. I am planning to find a pub showing the football, in order to watch Everton in the FA Cup semi final. I have to catch the 1825 departure on service 107, penalties or not. Can't help thinking how spectacularly ill-timed this trip is already. At least I am demonstrating the usefulness of catching the bus into town on leisure – no risk of being caught drink-driving.

Day 1 Schedule

Service 25X
0650 departs Thurso, Railway Station
1103 arrives Inverness, Bus Station

Service 10
1205 departs Inverness, Bus Station
1556 arrives Aberdeen, Bus Station

Service 107
1825 departs Aberdeen, Bus Station
2014 arrives Montrose, High Street

Day 1 Mileage

265 miles

1 comment:

Wolf said...

OpenStreetMap is good for finding pubs in University towns and cities. The Old Kings Highway (off Rennies Wynd) and the Market Arms (on Stirling St off Guild Street) are the most obvious