Castaway in Fife: exploring Robinson Crusoe country in east Scotland | Scotland holidays

SIn a Scottish coastal village, I face smart red doors and a strange personality that stands in a position above them: a man, walks holding two employees, and the other oppresses his eyes coming out to the sea. There is a Flintline pistol in his belt, wearing a torn breach. Is it a greeting to the local residents who survived a night in Kirkdi? No, there is a cavity plate I just can read: “On the memory of Alexander Silicrick, Mariner, I pray Robinson Cruzu …”
This is the site of Koch where Selkirk was born in 1676. Sweeping lyrical tone I have not heard in half a century. It is a horrific thing to discover what the treasure forgets between my ears, and this is the issue of Robinson Cruzo’s adventures, the German TV series that was broadcast in the United Kingdom at the time of Apollo 11 Moon declining (and repeated and repeated until 1982). From the moment I saw it, I gave up plans to be an astronaut and decided to travel around the world instead.
And now here, I have come back as everything started for Selkirk/Crusoe at Lower Largo in Five. What is seen by First Of Fort? May be the island of May, and it is now a national natural reserve, or a smooth rock lighthouse where I went at the age of five at the first cruise ever, and I doubt that my hero was staring at the waves towards me.
I am about to start a four -day section from Five coastal road116 miles linking the first Forths of Fort and Tay and takes some of the finest villages of Scotland on the beach. It is also one part of Dream BeachUK coastal arts festival takes place from May 1 to June.
Mr. Selkirk left behind, setting out around a bold bay where the tide is declining, bringing huge numbers of birds to go to the open sand stains. One of the joys of this walk, I am about to discover, is how marine life transforms skillfully and changes with every day. Here I have wonderful piles of sparkling heroic shells, and tomorrow it will be yellow bumps, and being the mussel.
After the wooded point and a good field of turnip sitting on a cliff, I came to one of the prominent points: Elie Walking Series In Kincraig Point. Nobody looks completely sure how this unusual coastal feature starts and adventure, but now there are eight shiny steel chains to help anyone adhere to the coastal coastal slopes. It should be done only around the tide of low islands, warning, somewhat short chain and connecting the volatile bolt. The bonus is to reach a secret world of escalating waves, sea arches and mysterious caves.
Beyond lies, Eli Village, a mixture of old stone houses and fun: there are chips on water and A sauna on the seashore With a shaver of wood smoke coming out of the chimney. I book myself in it. There is also an excellent bar, ShipFamous for hosting cricket matches on the sand.
In the sauna, Judith Dunlop, who started the hot box (portable sauna) on the beach, met an idea here, and put a horse trailer transferred in her hometown Eli. It now has two other sites on the coast and Competitors also. It is possible, I think, to walk in most days and finish, or start, with a retreat in the sea and sauna.
The next day, click on the hunting villages in Saint Monanz and Betnayywim (the good cafe stopped in Bow and Cocoa tree) To meet the artist Jolly Brook In Ansruther. Jolie wants to take me to see a technical work site called the tidal line that will start construction soon. Along with many artistic works by other commissioning throughout the UK, it will be an advantage at the Dream Beach Festival.
Ansruther itself is a cell of activity and worth exploration. By renewing it recently Fear hallsA historical church and Town magazines, there are two chance houses, buildings made with millions of sea shells.
Anstruther is connected to another fishing village, Cellardyke, where there is a good tide swimming pool (And a sauna), about one mile along the Jolie points across the rock area between the tools, which are now displayed by the drop -down sea. “We will build it there, which is a road that usually leads to a slippery and very dangerous for most people.”
Work will be carefully timing, ending every day with the sea arrival. We immediately wander around some rocks for their capabilities. “It is amazing what can be done with cranes and human power – I think I may build a bridge through this pool and skirt that ends.”
Her enthusiasm and vision is contagious. I want to start immediately. “Will you return the road to the ground there?” Ask, ever. The path should lead to a place.
But Jolie shakes her head. “No. He will end at sea.” This is the artist. The path cannot go anywhere, and still means something. I can imagine Alexander Silicrick a young man standing on the last stone, raising his naked toes in the waves and dreaming of escaping.
In the end, I say goodbye to Jolly and the head along the coast, and reached a beautiful port of Crail and a bowl of hot soup at the port exhibition and tears. After not inspiring YOP through the holiday garden, I will soon return to Wild Rugged Rocks and sad Curlews. There are some great declines in the tidal gathering, but now I am moderate sauna, I cannot face it. About Five Neres, the coastal scene is skillfully changing again. The drifts of the sea shells are covered in the herb, which is a testimony on the strength of the northeastern mountains.
In Kingsbarns I enjoy dinner at pubA short distance from the Campo Sands Beach – where there is another beautiful sauna. The Inn is a successful example of the community institution, good and friendly manager with food and good rooms.
My last career takes me to Saint Andrews for another sauna in East Sands with a social crowd of locals. The British sauna culture seems to be emerging: Chatter is more than the Germans, more hot than the Scandinavian countries, and it is certainly not naked. I wonder what Silicrick would have achieved. In 1709, when he was finally rescued from the Pacific Island after more than four years, his captain, Captain Woods Rogers, pointed out: “How much of the simple and moderate way of living leads to the health of the body and the vitality of the mind … One can see that isolation and retirement from the world is not an irreplaceable condition.” Once he returned to Scotland, Selkirk was absent from his only island, but he found a spot that I mentioned in: In Kincraig Point where there is now the Elie Chain series.
More information in Visit Scotland. Wooden days It provides accommodations along the walking road in The Crusader in Lowerju (from 123 pounds sterling), Ship In Elie (from 100 pounds sterling) And Maybel Koch In Betnawi (from 175 pounds sterling). It came down in Kingsbarns He has my husband from £175. the Dream Beach The festival begins May 1