Fife and the Firth
Today we caught a train from Edinburgh to Aberdour with the intention of finding a new beach to explore. Neither of us have ever been to Aberdour other than when the Aberdeen train whizzes past going North, so it was all new 
We left the train and followed the signs to the Fife Coastal Path:
The path is flanked by the railway line and it's a peaceful haven of leafy trees, wildflowers and plants. Some folk seem to have missed the fact that leaving their dog poop behind is against the law - although in fairness the path was nothing like the disgrace that Edinburgh dog owners create daily. Dog owners who don't poop scoop do not deserve to have dogs. An opinion.
Anyway, we wandered along until we came to one of Aberdour's two beaches, Silver Sands - an award winning beach I must add. We stopped to take some pictures of Arthur's Seat and Edinburgh looking across the Firth...
We returned to the path and enjoyed the mix of woodland and water, although we sneaked off the path and down onto the rocks here, attracted by the look of the tall rock standing like a sentry.
As we pottered around this little outcrop I started thinking about personal landscapes - the places in the world that mean things to us and how they fit in with our inner landscapes and dreamscapes. It's an idea I have been tumbling around in my mind, particularly since I participated in the landscape project last summer.
With thoughts of drawings in my mind and the joys of the nature around us we somehow decided to keep walking until we came to the next town. There was much to see including these three fern crones dancing in the shadows...
Pretty flowers...
It took us around 2 hours to walk from Aberdour to Burntisland, although you could probably walk it in a shorter time - we like to potter with our cameras and tell stories about the faces in tree roots...
We caught the train back to Edinburgh knowing we will be back to explore this route again. I have since discovered that the Fife Coastal path is part of something called the North Sea Trail, which sounds like a fascinating way to explore the coastlines of Northern Europe.
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Tags: arthur's seat, fife coastal path, firth of forth, flowers, Scotland, walking
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Wonderful, Taexalia! Yes, I see the dragon, and that waterfall is magical indeed. Thanks for bringing me along on such a great outing.
It was a great walk. Can’t wait for next time, to spend more time with the waterfall, the well, the tunnels and the majestic Forth.