Gail and I went for a weekend walk around Aberdeen harbour.
Did you that Aberdeen is soon to become a cruise ship destination?
Who will want to visit Dubrovnik, Venice or Barcelona when you could disembark at the Granite City?
Unfortunately, the deep water harbour extension project is several years behind schedule and the reception facilities for cruise ships are not yet complete.
Let's have a closer look at what's going on there just now.
So we have a huge jack-up drilling rig and a couple of diving support vessels enjoying the protection of the recently completed breakwater.
An 'interesting' aroma is wafting over from the landfill and waste treatment sites behind the harbour, and mingling with the sea air. Close by is one of Scotland's ugliest public housing schemes.
Hmm. I'm thinking the whole cruise ship experience hasn't quite been fully thought through.
Maybe would-be visitors to Aberdeen should check out other accommodation options...
