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Wednesday walk

Today, with the welcome accompaniment of some sunshine along some of the way, our walking group walked from Yellowcraigs, near Dirleton, along the John Muir Way to North Berwick, and then back along the beach, to complete a big circle.

It was a lovely walk and we all enjoyed the respite from the endless rain of the past days.  Evidence of the effects of the volume of rain pouring off the fields and coursing down and out to sea can be seen in the photo below, where the sand has been cut away to the depth of about five feet.
 The oystercatchers were enjoying the spoils of a receding tide!

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  1. Hi there
    That first photo looks like the inlet at Balnarring Beach, threw me for a second. I didn't know where I was, or why you were on Balnarring beach.

    Looks lovely xx

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    1. I would have been a bit surprised to find myself on Balnarring Beach too! But this was west of North Berwick, along towards Yellowcraig. A good walk!

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