We woke to a sunny, if windy day in St Andrews and headed out to breakfast at Hatch, a recommended restaurant on South Street.

We then moved on for book reading plus coffee at Topping & Co.

We met with Angus a local to St Andrews, who hails from nearby Cooper, and was a client and friend of Andy during his time working in London.

Angus brought his dog, Jack along for the walk & catch up, as the three of us plus 2 canines battled up the beach in the wind and sunshine!

Despite the glorious late November sunshine we had the beach almost to ourselves.

After a coffee and cake on the beach with Angus, we said our goodbyes and have headed back south to the pretty town of Kelso on the banks of the River Tweed.

Staying in a lovely traditional hotel in the centre of Kelso.

The roaring fire in the hotel hallway made it feel so very welcoming.

Kelso central square, the second largest cobbled in Scotland!