So, Nathan and I saved up our Tesco points and traded them in for a two-night stay in a four-star hotel in North Berwick, Scotland. It sounds a lot more straightforward than it really was. It was a huge hassle, but it was FREE!
We started out in this room. The standard room. It was amazing, but it looked at the street instead of the Firth of Forth. After dinner, however, there was a nasty smell coming from the bathroom, and lo and behold - a plumbing problem. We got upgraded to the top floor sea view. It was smaller but cozier and just more "us," as if we have an "us" at nice hotels!
Nathan was immediately glued to golf on TV even though he could have watched golf live out of our window.
We had amazing breakfasts at the hotel (again, for FREE!). So amazing that we didn't eat lunch. Dr. Parker is really into his granola.
Here is the view from our window!
And here are some crazy penguin looking birds with long pointy orange beaks on the golf course.
We went exploring on the beach, and I just had Chariots of Fire stuck in my head all day. I know that the Chariots of Fire beach is actually in St. Andrews, but this really reminded me of it.
Classic pose
Dum dum dum dum duuum duuuuuum... ch-ch, ch-ch (that's the Chariots of Fire song, in case you didn't know).
Amongst the craggy rocks
Another classic pose
We went to an amazing Italian restaurant for dinner two nights in a row. Yes, I know I look windswept and that my scarf doesn't mach my shirt. Our waitress the first night was from Newcastle. She gave herself away when she said, "I can take them plates away fo' yus." Everybody else in Scotland just made me think of Mrs. Hughes from Downton Abbey, especially the hotel staff who asked us what we'd be having for "brrreakfehst."
Next up, our time in St. Andrews. Lots of pictures of The Old Course and our friends, the Shivelys, coming up!
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