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Early Spring Summertime
The temperature in the high teens was repeating a pattern which had continued for the last couple of weeks. Warm days, heat hazes, t-shirt and shorts, evening beers at the local social spot. Summertime was well and truly here and the sea stretched out in front of us as we wandered along stony beach killing…
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Rainy Camusdarach
The rain parked up near Arisaig as Dave and I arrived at the Camusdarach campsite. It never really moved on again until the morning we left. A beach I’d always wanted to visit and I campsite I’d always heard good things about. We weren’t disappointed, despite the constant wetness. Best picture was probably taken by…
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2023 in Three
Nacreous clouds are everywhere to be seen as 2023 finishes her spin cycle. And spinning is an appropriate metaphor as it feels like the year has barely started and yet it’s almost in the laundry basket, ready to hang up. Those beautiful rainbows clouds in the sky lent our local school an almost sci-fi edge.…
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Yellowcraigs
Yellowcraigs beach in East Lothian must have set a Guinness World Record last summer. One night saw 180 tents camped on the beach, according to a couple of rangers we chatted to on our second day here. Thankfully, last weekend, it was much, much more peaceful. Dave, Young Johnston and I shared the sights and…
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Wet Walking
When it’s 25oC, where’s should you walk?… Sauntered from Prestonpans to North Berwick along the John Muir Way and Costa del East Lothian today with Adventure Man. The last 4km was competed walking barefoot in the sea. Now that doesn’t happen in the hills.






