Tentsmuir!

14-06-26 I knew the Small Pearl-Bordered Fritillaries were out and about thanks to a couple of sightings posted on the ESB fb group. I was reluctant to head to Tentsmuir too soon but only had a couple of opportunities before I flew off to Greece on the 17th. The best weather window seemed to be on Sunday 14th so I packed my pannier bags with sandwiches, juice and camera and headed to Waverley to put it all on the early train to Leuchars. It is never a relaxing or comfortable thing to put your bike on a train in Scotland. I had booked ahead for the journey North but it was not possible to book anything for the return so was just playing it by ear and if necessary might cycle much of the 60miles home after a long day out. But fully intended not to, obviously. The way up was busy - sharing the train with 3 other cyclists, and all our bikes crammed into the poorly designed spaces. However I managed, and was very glad I had 2 wheels to cover the 20+ miles required of the day.I had taken a…