It's Saturday and we're headed to St Andrews. Since we weren't in too much of a time crunch we took it easy this morning heading out. I love how traveling to St. Andrews is very much becoming 2nd nature for me. Like anything else, it gets better with practice and I am all up for plenty of practice. Since the house wasn't going to be ready until 2:30 pm or so, we went straight to one of our favorites, The Jigger Inn for some lunch etc.
Hard to beat these views from The Jigger of the famed "Road Hole" and the R & A Clubhouse framed by the town. Special, special place.....
After lunch, we made our way over to The St. Andrews Golf Club where we could watch some of The Open coverage on Sky Sports before getting settled at the house. Walking over to the club, I am always reminded of what an integral part of the fabric of this country that golf plays and has for hundreds of years. The Old Course and all of its history are the centerpiece of this majestic town. I love how the R & A Clubhouse stands guard over her prized possession.
I have to pinch myself everytime I walk through these doors as a member of The St. Andrews Golf Club. As she sits tight alongside the 18th green of the Old Course, you couldn't ask for better views of the course. What's even better is what's inside, the history and the people. So grateful to be a part of this grand tradition.
After a couple hours of The Open, we headed to the house to get settled. We went to M & S (Marks & Spencer) to get stocked up on food and everything we'd need at the house. It is always interesting to see the different brands of things as well as always discovering something new to try. Our home for the week is about a five minute walk from the town center. We made our way back to Ham's Hame Pub & Grill for dinner and to catch the last few holes of Saturday's round. Kristen got us the
perfect table for the evening. Even got to take a sip from The Claret Jug before heading back to the house. One good thing about being here is that the sun doesn't set until after 10:00 pm this time of year. As such, we took a stroll through The University of St Andrews and St Andrews Castle to end our day.
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