Waking to the sound of the sea and blue sky is always a good start. Our B&B hosts own a bar and restaurant in town so we had a bacon roll and coffee there. Kellie Castle was a short ride inland and is National Trust so an essential first stop. It was home to the creative Lorimer family, the youngest being Hew, who's religious sculptures include Our Lady of the Isles on South Uist. The family have worked hard in maintaining this 14th century building and gardens. The gardener had trained a couple of hens to manage the slugs and her virtically trained gooseberry plants had fruitfull results.
Our onward route took us through Methil, once the industrial heart of the region, now home to Fife's Energy Park which is a research and manufacture zone for renewable energy products.
The highlight of the day was undoubtedly passing a small corner shop where a female piper stood playing Happy Birthday to You. An elderly lady came out of the shop, hands to her face and the piper swiftly switched to For She's a Jolly Good Fellow! A very happy scene!
We were treated to great views across the Firth of Forth and it's protecting island Inchkeith.
We stopped at Kingswood Hotel just before Burntisland and enjoyed a meat feast carvery for our evening meal- first roast of the trip.
Figures:
Distance:- 52.2 km
Cycle Time:- 3 hours 23 minutes
Average speed:- 15.3 kph
Total Distance:- 3652 km
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