May 25/10

Elinor got Uncle Morris and Aunt Irene off to the airport. We went (Elinor, Joe and Bonnie) to Comrie today. What a lovely day we had. First had a coffee at the holistic centre. A sweet old Scottie dog greeted us on the way in. Then we went into the Royal Hotel, in Comrie which is where Queen Victoria and John Brown had their tryst in the 1886. Beautiful old hotel. Went to the Ancaster House, "a spit and sawdust pub", and Joe had a beer, which Elinor was quick to text Billy to make him jealous. Bily was at home doing laundry etc. Went to Crieff to tour "The Famous Grouse" distillery and have lunch. They make two types of whisky - green whisky and a blended called the Famous Grouse. They have some great adverts with an animated red grouse. Elinor made a great dinner, she is a very good cook. I have her recipe for Pavlova that I will attempt to make at home. We watched Moonstruck. I have also found a great summer drink. Gin and bitter lemon!

May 26/10
Today Billy came with us to St. Andrews golf course. Stopped on the way at a coffee shop called Loganlea. A quaint shop that also sold egg, or bacon etc on a bun and other goodies. Unfortunately they will be closing because with the poor economy they are no longer able to make a profit with the shop.
On to St. Andrews golf course, the site of the 2010 Open. They told us that Jack Nicklaus was playing today but we did not see him. We walked around St. Andrews town and had lunch at the Doll's House. The boys went to another pub while the girls shopped. Needless to say Elinor did the driving home. When we were leaving the road we wanted was closed so we had to detour and got lost. Billy and Joe were in the back seat navigating (poorly) Finally Billy said "I'm not a map reader" and gave up. Bonnie took over navigating and we finally made it home, actually with the help of Billy and Elinor was quite confident of the route.
On the way back we went down to the harbour in Crail (the most photographed harbour in Scotland. Then to Anstruther for the best fish & chips in Britain.