Yeah, the nights when you're supposed to be careful and gentle is like the nights I always get the worst. I don't know how.
Kellie:
Yeah, I kind of am the same. It's the unexpected nights that end up being, like, the biggest slester and then the expected ones are like "oh okay."
Stephanie:
"Oh yeah, I'm alright." No, it's definitely like that. And, like, when you're-- like all-- all my horse shows this year I've had like-- been out the night before and it's like it's not like I go out that much but it's just, like,
Kellie:
Bad timing.
Stephanie:
always-- yeah, bad timing.
Kellie:
Yeah.
Older speakers
Betty:
Well my first experience of going sooth was the same idea, going to Aberdeen for a long weekend.
Jane:
Long weekend
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Betty:
Me and-- me and [name], shu was (inc). I was eighteen and I reckon shu was maybe the year that shu left the school but shu had some relation in Aberdeen that we were going to but we went-- the boat went through Orkney I canna mind, think we goed on the Thursday.
Jane:
On the Thursday, yeah
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Betty:
Goed on the-- left on the Thursday night, we-- we werena been oot-- we werena gotten oot by the Bressay light when shu turned sick and started to spew and shu was ill all night and me watching her I turned ill-- I was never sick, I never was at that stage but we gied to Orkney and we spent the day in Orkney wae-- shu had a cousin there and then left Orkney at night and gied to-- on to Aberdeen. Well I sailt du kens the-- the rhythm of the boat all day that I was in Orkney
Jane:
Yes, you felt you were still on the boat. Mhm.
Betty:
and we came to Aberdeen and the folk met wis in Aberdeen and I was still sailing the following days in Aberdeen and oh I was just felt miserable and I didna ken why I was ever gien on this trip.
