Day 1 - Just arrived at first cottage
4 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We are sitting on the patio drinking teas while we take in the view across to Loch Leven.
Lovely location and nice big well equipped cottage. Weather so far has been gloriously warm and sunny.
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Day 2-Sunny beach & Marry Queen of Scots
5 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
It's been a lovely sunny and warm day again. We had planned to cycle around Loch Leven but there are apprently no cycle hire shops open on a Sunday. So we took to our feet and found a nice sandy beachLeggi altro
Day 3 - First Beach
6 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Decided to have a beach day as the weather was so nice. First Beach we found was Leven Beach which was nice and expansive. We spent a couple of hours paddling in the sea. As we left Leven a cold windLeggi altro
Day 3 - Sheltered Beach
6 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We found our sheltered beach at Earlsferry, a little village further along the Fife coast. Although the weather had started to turn and so we only had intermittent sunshine but it was still warm outLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreSorry to hear about the balloon flight. Hope it goes ahead on Wednesday for you xx
Day 4 - Sore Bottoms!
7 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Another lovely warm day so we decided to hire some bikes to cycle around Loch Leven. Took us roughly 4 hours with stops for refreshments so we had sore bottoms by the end of it but really enjoyed theLeggi altro
Day 5 - St. Andrews
8 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We visited both the Castle and Cathedral. I climbed the town to get some great views of the town. As you might expect alot of things surround Golf so we ended up having a fish and chip lunch at theLeggi altro
Day 5 - Unpacking the ballon
8 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Day 5 - Inflating the ballon
8 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Day 5 - Getting the basket upright
8 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Some of us had to get in basket to keep it on the ground and then when given the word the rest of us had to run and jump in. Unfortunately this meant I could not photo the lift off itself.
Day 5 - Lift off
8 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Day 5 - In flight photo(s) 1
8 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Day 5 - In flight photo(s) 2
8 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Day 5 - In flight photo(s) 3
8 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Day 5 - In flight photo(s) 4
8 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Day 5 - In flight photo(s) 5
8 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Day 5 - In flight photo(s) 6
8 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Day 5 - In flight photo(s) 7
8 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Day 5 - In flight photo(s) 8
8 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Colin Montgomerie's house.
Day 5 - The landing
8 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
It took 25 minutes or so to find somewhere suitable to land as most of the fields either had livestock or crops in them.
The landing was eventful as we ended up on our side and were bounced along theLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreWow! How fantastic. Very exciting. You were really lucky to get your flight xx
Day 5 - Up, Up and Away!
8 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
We were fortunate to be able have our ballon flight this evening particularly as it was cancelled on Tuesday and that on average there is a 80% chance of a flight being cancel due to the ScottishLeggi altro
Day 6 - Coastal walk 1
9 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Day 6 - Coastal walk 2
9 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Day 6 - Coastal walk 3
9 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Day 6 - Coastal walk 4
9 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Day 6 - Coastal walk 5
9 giugno 2016, Scozia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Anstruther is a lovely little fishing village.
ViaggiatoreLooks lovely, hope they have some sun beds so you can lie out and relax.