Saturday Beachride; Aberlady Bay loop...

Saturday`s weather looked a bit grim leading up to the weekend with forecasts of all day rain.
It put some off coming out to play on the coast despite the Morning forecast which now showed rain going off by 10am.  Friends Craig and Donald turned up in Gullane when i suggested doing a ride through the pine woods at Gullane Bents where hopefully we would not be too exposed to the cold east wind, But surprise surprise!!! the rain was off by the time we got riding around 10.30am  and it was even quite warm as the day went on!...

Any hows after a shorter than planned ride through the pine woods we popped out on top of the crater dune above the beach and after some fun there rode along Gullane Sands an played a bit on the rocks before riding to Gullane Point where we took to the T Trail before riding out to the Sub wrecks...

Here at the subs i suggested we ride right out to the Puffer Estuary then loop round an try ford the Puffer at Kilspindie and follow the salt marsh back to the Bridge and Gullane Hill..

All in agreement off we went the full 2 miles out to the Estuary....

Soft sand on the sand bar firmed up as we followed the Puffer burn until a bit i have previously crossed...

Gullane Point looks a long way away from out here...

Fording the Puffer we followed the coastline past Kilspindie and onto the salt marsh...

Lovely old wall...

By the time we returned to Gullane Point there was a fog bank along the coast...

Leaving the coast and the fog, we climbed up to the Millennium cairn on Gullane Hill, had a breather then descended down to the cars in the village... 

And Donald's phone showed we had been riding in the Sea!, but check the average speed lol! must be with he stops to film with the mono pod...

This film worked out good considering the low light and expected horrid weather,  what an ace day cycling with friends,

Song is `Eighty Eight` by Working For A Nuclear Free City...

East Coast Fatbikes; 4th March Beachride from coastkid71 on Vimeo.

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Midweek cycle; Gullane Point

Good to be off work and have a week at home...
Getting more firewood cut and split, some painting in the house and out cycling, as forecasted the heavy rain that England has been getting causing flooding was forecast to arrive here this afternoon so i got out for an early morning ride out to Gullane Point under a grey overcast sky...

I shot some film with the Go Pro on the mono pod,
Song is `Twice` by Little Dragon...
Fatbike cycle to Gullane Point; Nov 15 from coastkid71 on Vimeo.


Decorating all done and time to put the feet up and have a cider...
Stove was kicking out some heat!, 22 Celsius!
Nice and cosy...

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Midweek cycle; Hour loop at Gullane Point

After a horrendous days rain today that seen me stuck indoors at work and cycle home in it!,  it was nice to get out for a play as the evening sky cleared and i took a Pugsley with  me on the car and did a detour for an hours ride at Gullane Point while on route to do some shopping...

Some pics from the saddle...

Having lived all my life on the East Lothian coast i have never tired or will ever tire of the scenic beauty of here. From visiting the Nature Reserve as a kid with my father, to looking out across the dunes and bay when i left school as a Greenkeeper at Gullane Golf Club for 11 years, to riding a Fatbike in recent years, it is such a special place...cannot put a price on living here on the east coast...

Sub wrecks just appearing out the receding tide...

Off to the shops...

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