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St Andrews and The Fishing Villages of Fife
Itinerary
A charming day tour with plenty of free time to enjoy and explore the ancient town of St Andrews, Scotlands home of golf, as well as the surrounding fishing villages of the 'Kingdom of Fife'.
We leave Edinburgh, crossing the iconic Forth Bridge into the 'Kingdom of Fife', through the East Neuk, exploring the coastal villages and harbours, such as St Monans and Crail, once thriving fishing centres which ...
Beautiful Scotland
Arriving in Dundee around 5.00pm on Saturday, we received a warm welcome from Uncle Innes and Maureen and we chatted into the wee small hours...
Sunday saw us on a tour around our ancestral home of Dundee with Innes. A very scenic city based at the mouth of the river Tay.
From the Dundee Law (hill), you have a panoramic view of the city and across to St Andrews.
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St Andrews Bay
Weather has been actual Scottish weather.So had a chance to rest a bit and plan the next leg.If the weather holds i will play the course at the hotel Jason's fatherinlaw built.Where he met and eventually married his wife. Had fish and chips there for lunch yesterday.Here's a few ...
Beach and Gumbo
Had another really nice day for weather. Took the boys to the beach again,then returned to make tea for everyone.(tea is what they call dinner lol). They all seemed to enjoy it and if i do say so myself was a good batch of gumbo.Got on the ballot to play the old course on wednesday if we get in and the weather holds up will be chance of a lifetime. Wish Don and I luck on the ...
Day 63
... on the beach with big fortifications around it. Went past Northpoint, a cafe where Will and Kate met for coffee as they both attended St Andrews University. Then went for a drive along the coast and drove through Cupar, Lundin Links and Anstruthes, which is where Maureen grew up. Saw houses with a number of chimneys on their ...