The sound of curlews, oystercatchers and woodland birds accompanied us on the walk along the Fife Coastal Path between Inverkeithing and Aberdour and occasionally in the distance at the start of the walk a train could be heard as it rumbled across the Forth Bridge.  We snacked on wild raspberries while butterflies fluttered among the wild flowers although these have been planted by a local community group. It felt as if I had traversed across time from the old historical buildings of Inverkeithing and Aberdour Castle dating from about 1200 to the modern time passing on the way several reminders of the past including the ruined St Bridget’s Kirk first mentioned in 1178..  Remnants of the old fretwork pier with its conveyor system which was used to load stone from the nearby Prestonhill Quarry at Inverkeithing and the modern Anchor sculpture marking the location of the infilled St David's Harbour which was constructed in Victorian times to transport coal from pits inland Indicate the industrial past. We had our picnic on the Downing Point headland beside the concrete gun emplacements built during WW1 and looked for indications of the WW2 barrage balloon moorings.  A small aeroplane flew overhead several times reminding me of the aircraft that used to take off and land at the Royal Naval Air Station of Donibristle until it was closed in 1959 and the land then used to build Dalgety Bay.town.  We watched the Maid of the Forth taking tourists to see the seals on rocks nearby before landing on Inchcolm  with its ancient abbey remains.  The weather was good and the views were extensive across the Forth towards Edinburgh and even as far as North Berwick Law and Bass Rock.