I asked him what in the world he was talking about. After all, a sea gull is a sea gull......right?
Marty insisted that Scottish seagulls have an attitude, unlike American Seagulls. I, of course, found that to be quite funny. Now, how in the world could a bird have an attitude?
This past week has opened my eyes to the difference in Seagull personalities.
When I was in Dunfermline, I watched a sea gull go ballistic, screaming and swooping down towards a man who was walking by carrying a bag of groceries.. The gull kept dive-bombing this man until the fellow rounded the corner. I picked up my pace, because I was very concerned that I'd be the next victim, but the gull made no attempt to come after me.
In the meantime, we've been hearing the gulls screeching and carrying on into the wee hours of the morning. There really is no explanation for their tirade. It sure makes it tough to sleep though.
And, just the other day, one of the B&;B patrons asked Yvonne's husband, Les, what was going on with the sea gulls at 3:30 a.m. Well, Les didn't have an answer to that question, but he went on to tell the story about how he had been out the previous afternoon and had not yet eaten lunch. So, he went into a shop, bought a meat pie, and was enjoying it while walking down main street. Lo and behold, a gull swept down, grabbed his meat pie AND bit his finger!
Soon after I heard the story, I was sitting at the train stop and this gull landed and began to stare at me. Luckily, I had no food or I'm sure I'd have been taken out. You can see it in his eyes.
So, perhaps Marty is on to something.....
In the meantime, today was once again a lovely day and I wasn't going to waste the opportunity to get out and enjoy it. So, I walked into Dysart, which is a lovely Coastal Trail walk, which,unlike yesterday's trail, is well marked.
Now, here's what you're supposed to see when you walk the Coastal Trail:
- Every now and then, there is a bench for your viewing pleasure. I did NOT come across any benches yesterday.
- Posted signs showing that you are on the trail. Now, without a sign, this "cave" would look kind of scary to attempt entering (at least to me it would), but the sign says that it is part of the trail.
Well, you can actually see the light at the other end when you enter it, so that made it much less scary as well.
Walking through this tunnel made me feel like I had stepped back in time to a little fishing village.
I went to the Harbormaster's house, and stopped in the Bistro for a scone and a latte.
Great decision on my part!
Then, I decided to go through the little museum that just opened up downstairs that told the story of the Harbormaster, as well as info regarding the Fife Coastal Trail. Well, it turns out that yesterday's section of the trail is considered to be one of the more difficult sections of the trail and it can be tricky to follow. No kidding!
Do you remember how Marty had mentioned that I probably shouldn't follow anymore of Yvonne's suggestions regarding "lovely" walks? In addition to yesterday's adventure, she had suggested that I take a bus into Elie as the walk there was" just fabulous with outstanding views". I could walk part of the trail, then have Marty meet there for dinner.
Well, let me show you what she had suggested:
Guess what? I probably will NEVER have enough of the horizontal, thank you! Rocks, chains, and worrying about the tide do not bide well with my psyche.
That would definitely fall under the "don't do anything crazy" category.
Since I wasn't so concerned about being lost in the wilderness today, I did manage to get some beautiful photos of the landscape:
Near the beginning of the Coastal Trail just north of Kirkcaldy:
As you can see, it was quite a lovely day.
As far as sleeping is concerned, I spotted these two on the way back from dinner
They were already warming up their vocal cords. Here's hoping that they decide to perform in a different neighborhood tonight!
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