After a couple of high altitude cycles through the week I decide to go for a lowland ride to the coast & then up into the hills on the way home, picking up a couple of geocaches along the way...
Perma-puddle tunnel I call this, I don't think I have ever seen this railway tunnel without water in it !
Following the Geology trail along the coast at Whitesands & Barns Ness, very interesting information panels although they are a bit dated now & could do with being replaced.
Another good reason for wearing a cycle helmet, when sneaking along the edge of the Dunbar golf coarse which is also part of the John Muir Way route.
A couple of photo's taken from the east end of Dunbar looking west towards the town, very low tides just now with the full moon, great for looking at the geology of the rocks which are normally only visible to fish.
An unusual old mile marker post reading Haddington 9 miles, Dunbar 2 miles & Edinburgh 26 miles.
A big old beech tree across the river Tyne at Tyninghame.
(Top) Looking over Heckies Hole towards the Fir Link Woods.
(Middle) Sandy Hirst pretty much an island.
(Bottom) Taken from the edge of the Links Wood over looking Tyne Sands.
I found this Cuttlefish bone while walking the bike along the sandy beach.
There must be dozens upon dozens of these WWII anti tank blocks down here on the Tyninghame coast, I would love to see an old photo of them when they were all set out defensively before the tree's were planted.
Kona doing some seductive posing around St. Baldred's Cradle.
Information board informing about the areas past volcanic activity & yet more WWII defences.
Tyninghame Links farm steading up for sale to develop into housing.
Limetree Walk a poker straight road for approx 1 mile.
Harvesting the barley crops. There is something hypnotic about watching combines, loved harvest time when I was young always had all the kids in the village out playing in the straw & bales.
The ruins of Knowes Mill by the river Tyne..
The Knowes farm shop on the other side of the river Tyne.
Now there's a different way to use a scrap car, weld an advertising sign onto it & shove it into a field !
On the road for home now & heading more inland gaining some height, it doesn't seem right going for a cycle without giving the lungs a wee workout. Passing Bourhouse aiming for Spott, Bourhouse pigeon doocot in the bottom two photo's.
Field being ploughed, they don't stay golden for long.
The straw that comes out the back of this combine is shredded, so no need for baling the straw it just gets ploughed back into the field.
Time for a bath ?
Quite fancy doing a bit of combining myself or should that be 'Kona'bining !
The highest point of the day at the top of Doon Hill with Innerwick in sight just need to cross the cattle grid then along the safe route next to the A1 through a field then I'm pretty much home.
Thanks for looking, until the next adventure cheers for now.
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