
East Lothian page 9 |
Gullane to North Berwick - September 2008 |
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Starting from Gullane, this could be the first close look at the beach if you walk up Marine Road and down through the path through the Sea Buckthorn bushes. | |
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Yet another example of the diverse geology of the area. | |
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The clouds seem to be mimicking the shape of the rocks. | |
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The fuzzy grass covered dunes contrast with the bare rocks at the top of the beach. | |
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Another shot of the dunes between Gullane and Yellowcraigs, near the RSPB Nature Reserve. | |
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The best of the three grassy dunes pictures. Smooth damp sand, seaweed, black rocks, flotsam and jetsam contrast with the soft grass and clouds. | |
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The actual islet of Eyebroughy. Clouds are bubbling up in the background. | |
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A strangely shaped cloud floats overhead. In the foreground on the right a sandbank still connects the tiny island to the mainland at lowtide. | |
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A second shot of the cloud. A lone seagull flies overhead. | |
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Oyser Catchers and gulls seem to be waiting around as the tide turns and proceeds to turn Eyebroughy back into an island. | |
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Most birds fly off as I approach. One adult and two young gulls remain briefly. | |
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Clouds over Fife are reflected in the ripples of the rising tide. | |
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Eyebroughy is being cut off by the tide and will be safer again for the cormorants and other birds. Fidra is the larger island on the right. | |
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Turning round the opposite way shows the shore and the grassy dunes at the back of this expanse of sand. | |
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Fidra is on the left horizon. At the other end of this bay the footpath climbs some low cliffs before coming to the Longskelly area. | |
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Strange rock formations resemble a smiling sea monster resting on black boulders. | |
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More unusual geology in the foreground amongst the black stones. | |
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Broad Sands is the big beach between Yellowcraigs and North Berwick. At low tide thousands of wormcasts are visible but their creators are hiding until the tide comes back in. | |
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Almost at the end of the walk from Gullane. It's worth coming this far to avoid possible conflicts with golfers - which can happen if you're tired and tempted to take a shortcut. | |
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This volcanic anomaly is visible from far afield but here it dominates the local townscape. Its new whale jawbone is at the summit, albeit a fibreglass replica cast from a mould of the real thing. |
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