Day 1 – Twitter Digest

Here's a record of my tweets from Day 1 – slightly delayed due to wireless internet configuration problems...

• 6 minutes to go before bus no # 1 - the 0650 to Inverness. 6:46 AM
• http://twitpic.com/3kzgt - 25x from Thurso to Inverness 6:56 AM
• Sitting back and relaxing for the next 4 hours. Didn't sleep too well last night due to snorers :( 6:59 AM
• http://twitpic.com/3kzto - Oops - the outside view... 7:04 AM
• Just passed a bus in the opposite direction full of men wearing yellow hi viz jackets. Staff bus? 7:16 AM
• A photo wouldn't show up, but this bus has tinted side windows. Makes the scenery look richer than the washed out view the driver gets. 7:31 AM
• The bus is "better" than the train up here. More frequent and faster too. Not like other parts of the country. 7:47 AM
• Two or three offshore platforms out at sea. This is a lonely coast but with plenty of scattered farms. 8:02 AM
• http://twitpic.com/3l2j1 - Every now and then are little graveyards - this one in Latheron with rocky coastline in background. 8:13 AM
• The descent into Berriedale is low gear, hairpin bends. So is the ascent out. No wonder the train heads inland. 8:29 AM
• http://twitpic.com/3l3x0 - Helmsdale. This is the river valley the train heads off down. 8:58 AM
• There are some gloriously sandy beaches in Sutherland. Sun shines brightly on Brora. Braw! 9:07 AM
• http://twitpic.com/3l4xn - 5 min loo break in model town Dornoch. Seagulls squawk in background. 9:37 AM
• http://twitpic.com/3l57q - It really is a glorious day now - sun sparkles on Dornoch Firth from bridge. 9:47 AM
• New driver gets on at Tain. Still a little wary about swop-overs en route - small town boy at heart. 9:51 AM
• What was once a rural express route is now diverting via housing estates. 10:20 AM
• Oh dear. I seem to be rushing about a bit at the mo. On the Bluebird to Aberdeen but nearly found myself still in the gents. 12:06 AM
• http://twitpic.com/3l8uo - Another coach-like vehicle that runs an all-stops service. (Route 10) 12:14 AM
• 4 hours. I may have a nap. The 350 (?) does a similar route but takes 5 hours. 12:29 AM
• If I could have a penny for every daffodil I've seen today... 12:42 AM
• http://twitpic.com/3la5g - Scenery: rolling farmland and lots of trees. 1:03 PM
• At Elgin bus station. Driver swap. Not seen any marbles yet. 1:34 PM
• I'm in Keith. 2:13 PM
• Still an hour to go, but no more mountains ahead of us. Rich verdant farmland all the way since Inverness. Nokia batteries low. 2:54 PM
• We apologise for the break in transmission - this is due to a football stop in Aberdeen. COYB! 4:14 PM
• Given that Aberdeen is the HQ of First, I've seen suprisingly few buses. Must be Sunday tt. 4:49 PM
• Gotta say, this pub is rather lacking in atmosphere - but is handy for the bus station. A bit worried everyone might be for Lord Ferg. 5:03 PM
• Somehow I just knew it would go to extra time. Oh well, got a bus to catch, 107 to Montrose... 6:18 PM
• On a standard Stagecoach single decker. Spare mobile not configured to send pics as yet. Laterz. 6:44 PM
• Woo hoo! 6:48 PM
• I don't care for the phrase "going all round the houses" but it is apt for what the 107 is doing in Stonehaven. 7:19 PM
• I've just seen what looks like a crop of daffodils, which seems patently silly. What else is yellow at this time of year? 7:41 PM
• I am safely in Montrose. On the internet later, for now: FOOD! :) 8:53 PM