We decided to change our plans a little after Arbroath and skip the castle we were going to and head off to Vane Farm, a waterfowl wildlife refuge. After arriving (and getting a cup of coffee/tea to warm up) we took off on the trail through the park.
There were beautiful wildflowers along the trail
And three "hides" where we could watch the birds. They had posters that described all the various types of birds, which of course I found fascinating.
Luckily we had brought a pair of binoculars, as we couldn't see much from the hides. But we did see a Shelduck with 17 babies! There were herons as well as other birds, but nothing like what we had seen at Slimbridge.
So after a bit we went to Kinross for lunch. While we were there I reached in my back pocket, and what did I find but the keys from the last B&B! I called and let them know, and then we went to the Post Office in Kinross and mailed them back.
We ate at a little sandwich place in town and while we were there the place was deluged with kids from the local high school, all in uniform. There must have been 80 - 100 of them. But they were pretty well behaved, got their sandwiches and left. Clearly the food at the local high school isn't that good.
Then we came back to Edinburgh where we'll be for a couple of nights before we head off to Scotland.
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