And then as the saga continued, there was this….
While in The Old Country, Joyce and I like to get fish & chips and enjoy them while sitting at a scenic location. One of our favorites is Tayport Harbor on the River Tay directly across from Broughty Ferry. The river is over a mile and a half wide at this location and empties into the North Sea. You have the mighty river, you have Broughty Castle, and you have the beginnings of the North Sea all in one spot. What more would one want?
We did this on the evening òf Sept 2, 2026.. Ashley, Ellie and Elspeth joined Joyce and I. Actually we joined them since we took their van! We drove to the Fifie (our very favorite chip shop) in Newport-on-Tay for our chips, and then drove the short distance to the harbour at Tayport.
Since their van is equipped with some fold down seat back tables much like on an airplane, we were able to have our meal with the windows down and doors open, still in the comfort of the van. We really enjoyed our surroundings, which was the whole reason we came.
It was much like a picnic. There was even a light rain. But no ants.🙂
While we were there at the Harbor we had a ringside seat to watch the Broughty Ferry Lifeboat tow a distressed boat from the river into the harbor. News reports said there were seven people on the small boat, two of them children.
It was interesting that Joyce and I had just been at the lifeboat shed in Anstruther earlier in the day. We like to make a few purchases while there to help support the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) which believe it or not is a volunteer organization. As a retired Oklahoma volunteer firefighter, I like to support volunteer first-responder organizations.
Being at the Lifeboat shed in the morning and then seeing the Broughty Ferry Lifeboat in action the same afternoon was excellent timing on our part.
It was special and something one doesn’t see everyday.😏
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