A busy day today with our visitors from "down South", headed off via Costco to the Mercat grill, picking up a nice wee Brandy (health use only), Then hit the coastal trail to East Lothian, forst stop at Prestongrange to see the Beam Engine, marvelous piece of engineering brought up from Cornwall to help clear the water from the coal mine there - the area was one of the earliest industrial complexes in the area, with salt pans, glass works, brick works, chemical works and a coal mine, serviced by the harbour at Morrisons Haven across the road
Onwards through Port Seaton to Cockenzie where the power station is nearly totally demolished and as far as I know the twin chimneys will be demolished on 26th September when it it is expected that thousands will flock to the area to hear the big bang as they drop.
Along the coast and onto the golf trail, through Longniddry, Aberlady, Kilspindie, Gullane, and to Muirfield where we had a cuppa at the magnificent Grey Walls Hotel, which sits adjacent to the "Open Golf Course" at Muirfield,
Not sure who was playing in therio old bi-plane, but there was one doing all sorts of stunts before landing on the airstrip within the Duke of Hamilton's estate at Archerfield Golf and Country Club.
Headed round Dirsleston and on into North Berwick where we could not get parked as it was so busy, beaches busy and place was mobbed. So onwards and eastwards, stopping to get a nice view of the famous bird sanctuary at the Bass Rock on one of the quieter beaches.
Quiet run through the white witches home at Whitekirk, and along the old A1 to Haddington , a totally underrated town with an an amazing history, well worth a wander through the back streets, gardens, etc.
Biggest blip of the day was ending up being stuck on the A1 about four hundred yards short of the Whiteccraig slip road, The main road was stationary due to an accident involving a horse box - so both lanes north and southbound were blocked, massive diversions, poor souls - took us thirty minutes to get off the road but as we were heading to the Mercat Grill it was not too much of a drama, but we do know that the congestion continued for several hours. We did eventually take the back road home via Edgehead, Gorebridge, and Temple Village (stopped at the temple Church yard where the Knight's Templars will hold a service on Saturday), village was originally known as Balentraddock in the days of King David when he gave the Temper Knights who had fled from France sanctuary.
Never mind - good day today, but thunder, lightning, and flash floods forecast for tomorrow.
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