By the time I have walked about four miles, my toes are screaming at me - it's the arthritis, you see. One of the joys of being that little bit older than I was. However, for a long time, I have been keen to walk along the beaches, and follow the coastal path, between Gullane and North Berwick. So, having worked out the tide times, I decided today was the day, and off we went. Below is our starting point, the bay at Gullane. It's a lovely beach, very popular with dog walkers. This is looking east, the direction Tilly and I were going to take. Looking back, up the Forth, the unmistakable bulk of Arthur's Seat, and Edinburgh's skyline, just clear enough to see. For most of the walk, there is the choice between wandering along a series of beaches, or following a path along the top of each. There's no denying it, at heart I am a shell-seeker. I have loads of shells at home. We lived on one of the out islands in the Bahamas for a just over a year, ...
Amazing - I haven't seen any yet in Cornwall! Looks like they bypassed us and headed north x
ReplyDeleteHaving said that, I think they took one look at our weather, which until today has been just awful (cold, windy, foggy, wet) and wondered why they bothered, and I haven't seen them since! Hopefully they are checking out some nesting sites and we will see them again over the coming days, with ...... hopefully ....... improved weather conditions! A x
DeleteSuch sweet birds! And so well travelled!
ReplyDeleteTo think how far they go!
Happy days for you all xx