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A walk on the wild side

Our walking group walk today was a wild affair.  We walked in a big circle, starting in Gullane, across the Aberlady Reserve to the dunes at the back of the long beach of Aberlady Bay.  In the distance, to the west, Edinburgh and Arthur's Seat were just visible .  We slithered down the sandbank on to the beach, about four feet, where the sea had recently gouged out the dune, and headed north along the beach to the headland, and then back towards the beach at Gullane.  We were more or less blown along the beach with the wind at our backs, and there was a little warmth from some welcome sunshine.

It was an exhilarating and epic walk!  Any cobwebs left over from 2019 were well and truly blown away and are probably half way to Norway by now!


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  1. Sally16 January 2020 at 09:56

    That looks like a fabulous walk - beautiful crisp day. xxx

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    1. the running wave16 January 2020 at 13:36

      It was a good walk! I don't think I have ever walked in such strong winds - they positively blew us along the beach, our walk almost turned into a run! We all agreed that it was good fun, if not a little dodgy at times! Went back today and it was a complete contrast! I have just posted a short video on Instagram - very peaceful indeed! A xx

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