My favourite place on Earth EDITX2 in OD

Jan. 3, 2008, midnight
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Yesterday I had a very, very relaxing day as I went with my parents to visit my gran. She lives in a very, very small village called Sandhaven. It’s about an hour drive away from Aberdeen. Here it is if anyone is interested.

After we’d been there for about an hour I went for a wonder round and was suddenly struck by something. I love the place. As my entry title says, it’s my favourite place in the world.

There’s not much to do, and I doubt if I’d be able to live there on a permanent basis, but it’s a good place to relax and unwind. In fact, before I moved to Middlesbrough, I would occasionally book a weekend of work and head up there for a few days.

It is a two pub, one shop village. There’s something nice about the fact that you have to make sure you have enough supplies for the night befre the shop shuts or that’s it till the next day. Indeed, before when I went there, I couldn’t even be reached on my mobile as I didn’t get a signal.

I would spend some time with family, relax and unwind. It’s absolute bliss.

And now for some pics:

I’ve fished in this harbour before. Hell, I’ve swam in that harbour before. Trust me, brass monkeys don’t even stand a chance.

Me, my brother, my sister and my cousins used to play on these rocks all the time. Incredible to think of it now, most modern parents wouldn’t dream of letting their kids play there, but as long as we wrapped up warm, off we would go.