A brilliant day. Must make most of it as wet and cold conditions due again on Sunday into next week.
Day spent manning the Friends of Fobney stand at the official opening of the Fobney Wetland, Nature Reserve by Martin Salter.
Picture 1 - Martin explaining the history of Fobney from the eighties.
" 2 - Official opening.
" 3 - Interest being shown on the FoF stand.
" 4 - Recent photographs taken at Fobney.
" 5 - Mayfly emerging from the lake.
" 6 - Mayfly now settled on a notice board on a display stand.
A sunny, cold, dry day on leaving Crail, same conditions on arriving home at 4.30pm.
Garden looking very green and fresh. Bit of work required now, lawns to cut, baskets to hang out, greenhouses to sort. Can't believe how everything has grown in six days.
How lucky were we, last day of the holiday and again a sunny, dry although still very cold.
Visited the Fisheries Museum at Anstruther today. The Museum tells the history of Scottish Fishing with original fishing boats housed in the collection. The Museum will be featured on Country File on June 2nd.
During the afternoon paid a visit to Crail Pottery before enjoying my last walk of this holiday to the Harbour.
Picture 1 - Crail Pottery.
" 2 - Crail Harbour.
" 3 - Anstruther Fishing Museum.
A dry, sunny, windy and very cold day.
A visit to the Secret Bunker today. What some history. How wrong was I, thought it was built for WW2. Was in fact built as late as the sixties to during the Cold War when there was a real threat of a Nuclear attack. Frightful. Images from a film I watched will be with me for ever.
Late afternoon went for a further walk to Crail Harbour before enjoying an evening meal at Crail Golf Course restaurant.
Picture 1 - Crail Golf Course late evening.
" 2 - The Bungalow entrance to the Secret Bunker.
" 3 - The Secret Bunker computer system!
Another dry, sunny, windy and cold day.
Dundee today with a visit to the Discovery Ship and museum. Had not appreciated this expedition by Captain Scott, hard to believe a wood constructed ship could survive such conditions.
Enjoyed an afternoon dinner at The Links golf course at St Andrews. Just love St Andrews, this being my fifth visit now.
Finished the day with an evening walk to Crail Harbour.
Picture 1 - Ship Discovery.
" 2 - St. Andrews.
A dry, sunny but a windy and bitterly cold day.
Best day of my life - five hours spent on the Isle of May. An amazing Island with so much wildlife it was difficult to take it all in. Will definitely visit again on next Crail holiday. Have never been able to photograph birds and wildlife at such close quarters before. A truly magical day.
On return to Anstruther we enjoyed a Fish & Chip meal at the famous Anstruther F & C restaurant.
Picture 1 - Anstruther Harbour.
All other pictures were taken on or from the Isle of May.
A good start for the holiday being dry, sunny although on the cold side. Same weather conditions on arriving in Scotland.
Arrived in Crail (staying with Mac & Pauline) at 4.30pm. Greeted with a most welcome cuppa before an early evening walk along the coast to Crail Harbour.
Picture 1 - Kings Cross.
" 2 - 4 - Crail sea front.
