Day 13 - North Berwick to Dunbar

The day dawned clear and chilly, and I headed out before 9:00.  This last stretch was supposed to be 14 miles, and I was determined to do them all.  I left North Berwick and headed uphill on the main road for a bit until turning off onto quieter country roads and narrow lanes, where I'd be walking for most of the day.

Flowers growing on a stone wall, North Berwick

Drysuit drying

Farm gate

CAUTION:  Horses, Pedestrians, Toads

River Tyne

Farm Shop near the Tyne ("Kelpie Compost"?)

I was pretty happy to realize that I was entering the John Muir Country Park, as this was an indication that I was getting close.  The park's paths led me beside a tidal estuary, shady woods, and past some sort of family park that had playground equipment and livestock (including llamas and emus).

River Tyne estuary and my entrance into John Muir Country Park

Belhaven Bay

Ice cream truck!

This actually isn't a bridge to nowhere.  If you catch the tides at the right time (and no, I did not), the footers of the bridge are dry, and you can walk across Belhaven Bay via the sand flats and footbridge.

I took the clifftop trail along the edge of a golf course and followed the Way around and into Dunbar.

Cliff-side golf course

My lodging is in view, the left-most building of the line of buildings

I walked past my lodging in order to find John Muir's birthplace, so I could officially say I was done.  The house he was born in has been turned into a wonderful little museum devoted to his life and work.  The docent whipped up a certificate of completion for me, and I headed back to The Rocks to check in and have an amazing dinner.

Won't be up too much longer, but I get to sleep in tomorrow.  I'll have a bit of time to explore Dunbar for a while, then I'll collect my luggage and go to the train station, where I'll catch a train to Glasgow, where I'll spend one last night in Scotland.