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It was chucking down as we left Edinburgh, but on arrival at the campsite we were treated to a splendid rainbow.
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Dinner in the tent - it was a bit blowy out.
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Our wee corner of the campsite.
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It was lovely and peaceful at sunset.
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On Saturday morning we headed to the nature reserve at St Abbs.
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We met up with my Uncle and Aunt, who were just passing through on their way south.
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We had beautiful sunshine, but it was pretty windy too.
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My boy and I.
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Foghorn! One of the reasons my Uncle wanted to visit was to see the Foghorn, which was made by his Grandfather's company Steven and Struthers (my Great Grandfather) and is mentioned in wartime letters he's been reading recently.
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The view from the foghorn - you wouldn't want to run into these rocks!
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The foghorn is right on the end of the point, and can rotate through 180 degrees to point up or down the coast, although it is now rusted in place pointing straight out to see.
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The light is well below the top of the cliff, but still nearly 70m above the water.
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The views are great today - I imagine it's pretty exposed here in winter.
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The Mire Loch. It doesn't look too boggy to me, but we didn't get too close.
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The curving layers in the rocky cliffs up the coast are spectacular.
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After lunch we explored the harbour in St Abbs, where I used to board diving boats a lot. Not recently.
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The second Lighthouse of the day, this one a more traditional structure at Barns Ness.
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Blue sky and puffy clouds hide just how windy it was!
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It almost looks like the light tower is puffing out smoke!
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A trip to the beach on the way back to camp.
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Sitting in the dunes out of the wind, it felt positively mediterranean.
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Back at our camp for the evening.
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Sunday we headed out to John Muir Park for a bike ride and a picnic lunch.
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The beach beside the car park was rammed, but a few minutes cycle away we had the place to ourselves.
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It was breezy today, and mostly clear but with some big clouds looking spectacular.
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2nd World War anti-tank defences on the coastline.
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Rest stop.
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More anti-tank defences.
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This was a smooth part of the trail (hence I could get my camera out while I pedalled) but Arran did really well on some steep, narrow and sandy sections - tricky stuff!
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A cheeky wee selfie at another rest stop in the woodland on the way back.
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Arran was delighted to find a Ladybird as we returned to the car park, and demanded I capture it for posterity. We headed home from here, after a lovely weekend.
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