Will heard about North Berwick when he went to the Apple store in Edinburgh for something for his computer. The guy who helped him lives there, and told Will it was a great day trip. So off we went on the train Tues morning for the very quick 35 min trip there. The day was sunny and mostly warm, a real treat from some of the chilly days we’d had over the weekend.
The town was busy with visitors and local folks, strolling in the sun and hanging out on the beach. We had a yummy late breakfast at a cafe and went to check out the Seabird Center on the harbor. We could see the Bass Rock out there looking like an iceberg, and the tidal swimming pool that little kids were swimming in. The tide was out pretty far, so the boats in the really protected little harbor were all sitting on mud. Neither of us could imagine how they sail or motor out in an orderly way.
The large hill, the Law, loomed over the town and was visible from everywhere. Just before the trail started up, we found the explanation of a
The climb wasn’t too bad, especially since it wound around the Law for most of it. The views made it all worthwhile, and meeting a 7 yr old black Lab named Bruce was even nicer! He sort of slid down the grass to say hi when we were sitting in the sun for a few minutes. His owner was very apologetic, but we were very happy to meet both of them.
I saw so many small details on cottages, planters and shops that told how much summer is celebrated and enjoyed there. We caught the train with lots of other day trippers, back to Edinburgh, in time for dinner and our last night of Fringe Festival events. It was a really nice day’s adventure.
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