Many thanks to Linda and Jan for organising "Not" SXR339

First trip - visiting the Fife coast volcanoes "Doocot" neck in the middle distance
The weather forecast got it wrong - the weather was glorious in St Monan's Volcanic vents beyond the church
Some of us like sedimentary rocks, too! That's another volcano over there -
Trace fossils in the country rock - field of view approx 1 metre View across the Firth from Doocot Neck
Radiating out from plug to south Just caught by the sunlight
Lots of dykes to look at View across to the island with birds - sorry, have forgotten its name!
Anyone found any pyrope garnets? 9.30 pm, the bar must be open -
Ah!  Here we are, looking for Elie rubies! Back to Kindrogan, sun setting behind the house
Richard and Don First bridge over the river
Monday - Glen Tilt.  Richard Smith showing us the local geological map What are they looking at?  See below left
The mountaineers among us went down for a look Flaggy, micaceous, secondary fabric (D2)
Here is Richard, standing on the limestone Exposures at river level, Gilbert's Bridge
Evidence of stretching and deformation Yoohoo! Can you see me?
Natural rockery near Marble Lodge Another bridge!  This is Gaws Bridge
Before our peace was shattered by the RAF, looking for innocent geologists to buzz Beyond Forest Lodge
Lunch at Clachghlas Bridge Waterfall - there were several, all spectacular
Chris perched on the rocks, right of picture, for scale It spoiled itself by starting to rain
Above Dail en Eas Bridge (the bridge is no longer there) Ah, a new location!  Here we are at Garron Point, to look at the Highland Boundary Fault
Garron Point I took the easier route round the golf course on the top
Pillow lavas in spectacular colours due to alteration Now, who is going to take the "short cut" down to the bay?
Don and Richard with all the gear, walking towards the Hieland Coos Tops of the distant hills hidden by cloud
Wednesday - gold panning in Borland Glen Dropped my camera in the stream at Borland Glen - so this is a sketch of the Queen's View (there's a photo on the summer school page!)
View across the beach to the wreck Gneissose and migmatised Dalradian rocks -
Same as last year - we rounded the week off with a visit to Alan and Jessie at Inverallochy near Fraserburgh No washing hanging out - it was a mite windy -
Pencil for scale - approximately 15 cm - and a long drive home in the morning!
Outcrop on beach in Whitelinks Bay Sunset 
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