19/05/08 - Wannabe cowboys.

To ensure our "bestest parking spot ever" got even better - a
fantastic breakfast fry-up outside in the morning sun was the call!!
Next we set off for a 15 minute walk to get down to the river and
explore what was round the corner, of course once we were round that
corner we had to keep going to see what was a little bit further up
the valley. So 2 hours later we finally made it 'home' and were on
the road headed for Aberdeen.
The guidebook described Aberdeen as absolutely beautiful on a sunny
day, but very dull on a cloudy day. This is due to the fact that all
of Aberdeen's buildings are made of granite. The sun's reflection off
the granite ensured that Aberdeen was absolutely beautiful for us. A
short visit to the maritime museum gave us an insight into the
off-shore oil rig industry.
We left Aberdeen and headed north to my second cousin Thyna and her
dutch husband Sherrick. They live in fantastic 200 year old farmhouse
surrounded by many large farm buildings used to keep the stock in a
good condition over the winter.
After stuffing ourselves with roast lamb, the four of us we off on
mission to catch a calf that was looking a bit unhealthy. First plan
was to race the calf round the paddock in the truck to get it into a
corner, second plan was to try and get close on foot. However,
despite our best efforts and a stunning rugby tackle - the 'unhealthy'
calf was too quick for us!! Maybe we had eaten too much and were a
bit too slow ;-)