Lovely walk and Gosford Park.

Today David and I went through to Dundee to see Jamie. When Jamie went to University there I bought a book of "Dundee Walks" which has remained unused for the last six years! However I dug it out yesterday and chose a 6km circular walk at Tentsmuir Sands near Tayport. By coincidence, when I mentioned the idea of going for a walk to Jamie he immediately suggested Tentsmuir Sands because it is one of his favourite beaches. We collected Jamie from his flat, and gave him his mail and an electric toothbrush charger that he had requested. When we arrived at our destination, which is near Tayport, we set off along a forestry track which was a pleasant and easy walk. Then we walked down to the beach and returned to the car park that way. By the way, the car park costs a rather pricey £2 - I was surprised that it costs anything at all considering that the Pentlands car parks, which are much busier, don't cost anything. The beach was used as a training area during World War 2; we saw a railway wagon which had been used in those days as a moving target on a track for the airforce gunners from Leuchars to practise their shots. It was a wide and sandy beach and Jamie assured me that it usually has a gorgeous view. However we couldn't see the view at all today because the whole area was shrouded in fog but it was still a very pleasant walk, and the moist smirr of rain was refreshing like a facial spritzer. We promised Jamie that we will go back there for a picnic with him on a sunny day.
After a nice lunch and chat at the Bridge View Café, Davie and I headed back to Glasgow. A quick change into a dress and jacket later, I set off with the car full of my reading group chums to a rather excellent event at the Southside Film Festival. It was a showing of the film Gosford Park (released in 2001 but I have never seen it) in the grand setting of Pollok House. The location was very appropriate for the country house setting of the film, and I loved it. There were so many characters in the film that I found it quite hard to follow at first, but I got there in the end! We were then escorted downstairs to what was once the kitchen area to have a two course dinner in the restaurant. We discussed the film and had a lovely meal. It was a great evening.