The Fife on the Fourth of the Seventh!

Parking in Queen Street is pay & display between 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. with a maximum 3 hours & a restriction of no return within 1 hour. At £2.80 an hour, it has been more cost effective to leave our car in a long term car park at £20 a day. This evening we timed our return to Edinburgh to take advantage of the free overnight street parking. This will also help with the loading of our luggage prior to departure tomorrow morning.

The Fife coastal tourist route meant retracing our trip to Queensferry & crossing the suspension bridge I wrote about yesterday. I wasn't so enarmoured with the bridge knowing it deflects up to four metres depending on the load & temperature changes. That & the potential problems associated with corrosion made for a considered crossing.

The dense fog rolling in from a calm North Sea created an eerily haunting atmosphere. Poor visibility & the tang of sea air added to the mood. Given the length & height of the sea wall, I expect this stretch of coastline is hammered by treacherous sea.

Breathless, balmy & beautiful. It was summer in St Andrews. Part of the appeal was the amazing golf course I have 'played' many times while watching The British Open. Today's conditions were perfect for golfing enthusiasts & tourists who ambled along the fringe of the golf course. St Andrews' enterprising business arm was raking in the bunkers and the pounds! As well as the offer of sought after souvenirs, it included putt-putt for children, a putting green for adults & two championship holes for the more proficient golfers. Then of course there was the parking!

Perth sits at the confluence of the Rivers Tay & Dee. The Met Office has issued a weather warning & a forecast of heavy rain on Thursday. If delivered, Perth will be on flood alert.

In our haste to get to the Falkirk Wheel before closing, our visit to Stirling was a mere drive-by shooting!

Our late afternoon visit to the Falkirk Wheel, a boatlift, was timely. We were fortunate to see it in action as it lowered a boat some 79 feet from an aqueduct from the River Forth to the River Clyde.  Engineering at its best! Simply amazing!

We returned to Cafe Rouge for our evening meal before preparing to move camp tomorrow.