Around the ash lagoons

My fitness plans for 2019 have started well. Today we went on a very pleasant walk with Heather and Ewan, as we often do to mark the beginning of a new year. In fact it was almost exactly the same walk in Fife that James and I followed last Friday. Again the weather as beautifully sunny, but today it was distinctly chillier. There was frost on the car and ice on the puddles. We stopped at the cosy Red Lion pub in picturesque Culross for drinks, however there was no food being served today, so we popped round the corner to the Biscuit Café. Our experience at the pleasant little café was slightly marred by the fact that the small number of staff were a bit overwhelmed by the numerous customers, who were, like us, out for a sunny New Year’s walk. Eventually refuelled by flatbreads and coffee, we resumed our walk towards Torryburn and this time extended it by circumnavigating the ash lagoons built to dispose of the ash from Longannet Power Station. They have become reclaimed land and are developing into a habitat for wild birds. This extra loop made the total walk a hearty 15 km, and my legs were tiring by the time we got back to the car.
Back home we found David and Chanel working hard on their dissertations. I luxuriated in a warm bath while newly arrived Ally and Cat fetched us all a curry, which we consumed companionably while watching Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.