An unexpected funeral in Musselburgh just before Christmas saw us holed up at the Rockville Hotel in Joppa. This had the unexpected value of having rooms directly looking over the Firth of Forth. In fact they had tall windows that were hinged to open all the way inwards so you could sit in your room with a scope with no glass in-between. This gave us some great birding opportunities that helped take our minds of the upcoming funeral.
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