A wee Scottish hike

Today was a wonderfully relaxing day filled with nothing but hiking and exploration. I was able to wake up at my leisure and take my time getting ready because on Sundays, WWOOFers get the day off. It was really nice to get up slowly and plan my day.

And that plan was to for a hike, then visit the town of Kinghorn. After a nice breakfast (where I made the shittiest cup of coffee I've ever had.) I made a picnic and packed my backpack then set outside. It was incredibly windy and rain splashed out of the sky in intermittent bursts. Then the wind would send the clouds through and the rain would stop. It was some wild weather. 

The start of the route I took.

The start of the actual trail.

 The trail ran along the top ridge of a small hill. On the right hand side were sprawling green fields lined by old crumbling stone walls. On the left a spectacular view of Edinburgh and the Firth of forth was visible.

Some cool rugged old stone wall.

The wind and the rain continued to whip off the water as I made my way towards the end of the path. At the end was a ruined stone house. 

One of my favorite things ever; old decrepit buildings. So so cool.

I wonder when this building was constructed, who lived here, what it was like then. Such a cool thing. It was a nice highlight of the hike. 

Another field picture. I can't stop taking them. Each day the look so different, but they always give us such a rugged feel.

I took the return path back and wandered around the ecology center paths for a while. I found a neat little bench in the woods and had my picnic. Which consisted of a kind bar and a nutella sandwich I made before I left for this trip. It had been sitting in my backpack since Wednesday afternoon...

Best sandwich I've ever had!!

 I came inside, dowloaded my photos and headed right back out. The rain clouds had passed at this point and were replaced by white puffy clouds and sun. 

The tree house. I still think this is the coolest thing ever.

A view of the farm house on this nice sunny day.

A view down the road to the loch.

White caps on the loch because it was THAT windy.

 I walked down to the loch and sat by the waters edge for a while. I was just enjoying sitting there smelling the fresh air, looking at the gorgeous horizon, and listening to the splash of the waves. It was such a nice day, it was sort of a "pinch me I'm dreaming situation" as I sat by loch. 

The farm and loch.

 After I spent while enjoying the serenity and scenery of the loch, I decided to find way into the actual town of Kinghorn. I have been looking at it from the fields for the past few days, so it was time to check it out for real. 

The road to the town.

 

 Here are pictures I took as I made my way down to the coast. None of them are terribly artistic, but the buildings are just so cool here and so different from back home, I took tons of photos. Enjoy!

I read somewhere that this building has great historical significance, but I can't remember...Sorry.

 I made my way through the streets of Kinghorn, not really having any plan, just wandering towards the coast. Finally I found the picturesque beach of King horn. Think of it as the postcard image of this small seaside town. 

Looking back towards the town. The postcard image if you will. Totally beautiful.

Cool rocks.

Relaxing on the beach. Found some awesome sea glass. Blue sea glass no less.

I'm not sure what these are, but they are cool.

 The views from the beach was spectacular and I most definitely plan to return. I want to do a portion of the Fife coastal path on my next day off. Here is a link to that if you're curious. http://www.fifecoastalpath.co.uk/

 I returned back to the farm and sat outside and enjoyed the view yet again for little longer. Then I came back inside, had dinner, and watched a crap ton of DailyGrace videos. Yay for YouTube wasting your time!

Anyway, thanks for reading and I will see you tomorrow!