coastrider: Another local backyard overnight camp...

Tuesday 31 August 2021

Another local backyard overnight camp...

Thursday and part time weeks work done I was home and shower changed and ready to head off for a nights camp locally, G had the bikes out and prepped and packed and we were soon off out of town riding the John Muir Way to NB town, where we departed along the coast to camp ...

The light was superb as we rode west from NB into the setting sun...

Campsite for the night, previously in work I was estate manager for the beach here, but we would do a stealth camp setting up at sunset and packing up leaving no trace at sunrise - unlike a lot of people who do not and leave a load of rubbish behind...

Sunset and we fired up the ace wee box stove burning small salt dried twigs off the high tide line that burned easily and kept us amused as we sat and chatted until the hip flasks were empty...

Falling asleep to waves breaking is so good and we both slept well...

Up early next morning and porridge and coffee made on the stove and quickly packed we were soon cycling and returned inland in a big L shape on the map home off-road on a mix of grass and gravel tracks...

Enlarge pic below and you can see north to the coast at Archerfield, and our route through the former RAF Drem airfield to climb up to Kilduff to then ride home east, back to the coast...

Over the river tyne...

And the village of East Linton, and having used no fuel driving to get away a camp G suggested a treat at local Bostock Bakery... These are called Caruffin`s - that's a muffin and croissant, and were rather nice!...