Saturday Sandstorm cycle...

 

November 26th - Black Friday... It was more like Armageddon Friday with a Red Weather warning for that evening for storm damage gales with gusts over 50 mph...

We were in for an evening of wild weather...

So we were out early and although it was crazy wind it was still doable to get in a cycle with a bit planning. Parked in NB we rode through town and mostly out the gale into Yellowcraig where down onto the beach we would mostly freewheel back to NB as the sands danced down the beach under our pedals...

Check out that tailwind assisted speed on a Fatbike! - that's being blown and freewheeling!, it was hilarious flying down Broadsands....

Down at NB harbour there was a fair noise from boat rigging and we were soon again flying down the east beach to the van having had a fun 12km cycle, not a far distance but more than most folk would cycle today and have as much fun...

Wee film, Song is `Bad Stone` by The Crystal Method

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Isolation Cycle 47; Yellowcraig...

 

Change of scenery today and along to NB and a cycle west to Yellowcraig, quiet being midweek

Wee film, Song is `Sunrise (Always Comes Around) by UNKLE

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Midweek Cycle; back on the coast...

Been a real busy last 5 or 6 weeks with work,  2 Scottish Open`s and a lot of hard work with the wet weather and the early/late hours, though we were rewarded with a lot of overtime - that is saved for a future long term toy i have always wanted...

So the blog has been posting previous rides that were scheduled...
Back onto regular working hours of early starts and afternoon finishes and after split shifts for several weeks it`s great to get out and about in the afternoons again, despite the showery weather,
July has been recorded as the wettest here on record, and by August 13th we had exceeded July`s rain fall!, one day we had 30mm of rain in under 12 hours, that is nuts!,

So with the trails now a bit muddy away from the coast and many seriously overgrown with grass and stinging weeds as seen in some previous posts last month i`m just cycling on the coast now until the main harvest kicks in, the other evening after work i headed down to Yellowcraig and a receding tide, to cycle along to Archerfield beach, where i had a look at the two small caves as been a while since i have been in them...

The steps someone made a few years ago are still there on the westerly cave but the caves are both filling up now with drifting sand...

Same with the easterly cave,  no one has recorded evidence of why the wall was built at this cave,who by,  or for what purpose...

Back on the bike and a cycle across the sands and then some beachcombing on foot though did not find anything to take home...

Heading back to the van and the usual weather patterns of the last 6 weeks-blues skies in one direction...

And a heavy downpour coming in the other direction...

Wee film, Song is `I Should` by Phontaine


Surly Pugsley Beachride; August 2019 from coastkid71 on Vimeo.

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Friday Post work cycle...

Friday and early finish at work and again out with workmates for a wee pedal,  with the tide high we rode down to Yellowcraig woods for a loop.  I have Jake dog for the weekend so he was along for the ride too!...

Ice cream at Dirleton after as usual...

Wee film, Song is `Lost Souls Forever (LSF)`  by Kasabian



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Midweek Cycle; post work wanderings...And another WW2 Bunker discovered!...

Busy day at work and good to get in an hour or so ride to the coast...
Circus here again this summer for a couple of days...

Down through New Mains Farm...

The ground is so dry with the lack of rain in recent weeks...

Beyond the former WW2 GCI Radar station which is now a private residence is the R7 ROTOR Radar Well, this is a MK II R7 single room well that housed the equipment for the Radar that sat on top. You can read about this type of Radar here;  radarpages.co.uk

This Well bunker/room was open to the public and being half filled with rain water and with rusty ladders dangerous - if a ladder collapsed someone would not be able to get out. So i was asked to arrange for the local builders to seal the lids last year. Before doing so i did a bit film with the Go Pro camera on the mono pod to document it. But the water was a bit murky to see much, chairs and table and lights and conduct were all there...

WW2 TYPE 7 MKII GCI ROTOR Radar Well bunker from coastkid71 on Vimeo.

You can read about Dirleton GCI  on the East Lothian at War website

Moving on and down to Yellowcraig...

Parched!...

Real close muggy weather as i left the coast and returned to the van...

Here is some film of the short loop,
Song is `Open Heart Surgery` by The Brian Jonestown Massacre


Surly Pugsley; Midweek Cycle, July 2018 from coastkid71 on Vimeo.

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