Saturday 19 September: Two weeks ago we were in Dunbar. Thursday and Friday were gloriously sunny; today’s a greyer, more subdued kind of day. We’re visiting – briefly – the coast just a little to the west, around Tyninghame, an area that will repay further further exploration on another occasion. Later, we’re back in Dunbar, for a last look before heading south again in the morning.

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Friday 18 September: later that day – a walk to Belhaven’s “bridge to nowhere” and along the cliff path to Dunbar harbour

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Friday 18 September: a short walk with the family in the John Muir Country Park, through the Hedderwick Hill plantation to the shore at Hedderwick sands. It’s all very pleasant on this fine sunny day.

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Thursday 17 September: I could do with a leg-stretch after the long drive, and I’m surplus to requirements for an hour or so – I’ll take a short walk down to the harbour, then along the coastal path for a little way. The light is warming as I wander – is that a Scottish Ayers Rock down there?

Landmarks local to Dunbar, where we’ve been for a few days: the bridge at Belhaven is useful when the tide is out… In the distance (about 6.5 miles / 10km) is the Bass Rock, home to an astonishing number of gannets.

We arrived home this afternoon, after a drive of over 300 miles, so that will have to do for now. More photos tomorrow.