Anstruther

Today was such a beautiful day, and since we've all been working pretty hard (and it's the weekend before the new semester starts) a couple of us decided to go on a bus adventure to Anstruther. It's a little town just across the North Sea from Edinburgh and like most towns here, it's a little fishing town that has the Scottish fishing museum along with a number of neat little shops and pubs. It is also well known for having the 2001-2002 winner of the best chippy in the UK (it is second place right now to a chippy in Cambridgeshire). And so, off we went, to explore the beach, eat great fish and chips and just get away from work for a while.

As most of you may know, I am a prairie girl and was born and raised to love steak and all things beef. I'm not a huge fan of fish or seafood even after spending 6 years on the west coast of Canada. However, I figured, since after all I am in Britain, the home of fish and chips, I should at least eat some while I'm here. And so, since I am apparently becoming more adventurous these days, I actually had fish and chips and they were amazing. The fish was nice and moist and the batter not too greasing and not too heavy. Perfect. Plus the chips here are really tasty especially with salt and vinegar. So now, that I've found out I like fish and chips (at least the ones from the second best chippy in the UK) I'm having a little identity crisis. I'm not sure if I'll be able to eat any others. Maybe they just won't be as good and I'll be disappointed. Below is a picture of J showing off our wonderful meal.


We spent the rest of our time there playing on the beach, playing on a swing set and walking along the pier. As we walked along the coast trail, there is a sign warning hikers to be quiet as you are walking beside a golf course. God forbid, we nature loving hikers distrub those yuppy golfers with their fake landscape and manicured grass. Only in Scotland..... (or maybe not).