A glorious morning to be out on the Royal Enfield 350 and I left early for work to allow time to stop and get some pictures , and it was worth it as stunning...
Miss the dawn and miss the day... glad I experienced this lovely sunrise....
Good to get back out cycling again on the coast!, it was a sunny but cool easterly onshore breee once again, but we enjoyed going across to Tyninghame and enjoying a near deserted coast!
Spring equinox and now clocks have changed the longer days of daylight are on the way!, I love this time of year as get a real bus as soon be warmer weather and more daylight to get out and enjoy hobbies...
Today we went a beachride along Belhaven Beach and John Muir Country Park, we tailed friend Kieth into the park but he had no seen us both behind! and went up through the dunes while we headed for the woods, and bumped into more friends out a cycle before continuing and stopping at the wee pond it was great to see a lot of toads, after watching them we rode to bullet hill for a rummage then round the woods and out onto the Hederwick sands where I picked up a nice Hispano 20mm shell from WW2...
Not many pics today sorry but plenty of film as always,
The plan was straight forward enough, drive to the Knowes Farm ford on the river tyne, G would set off with her paddle board down the tyne into the tyne estuary, then around Spike island point and down Belhaven Bay to Seafield Bridge. I would follow here along the banks for some pics and film until the A198 bridge, then double back to the Ford and the van, drive to Belhaven and park at Seafield Bridge, then ride as fast as I could back through John Muir Park to Hedderwick sands where hopefully I would meet G along side to accompany back...
The water was shallow with little rain for a week so G had not fitted the longer centre fin underneath, she would have to land and fit it before getting out into the bay...
I left here at the bridge and was soon driving down to park up and return to meet somewhere at Hedderwick...
Waiting here for her to appear I kept busy taking some pics of the NATO Pug...
It was only a 4 meter high tide so there would be plenty sand for myself to ride, but for G out in the Bay she had to get off and walk twice unable to find the deeper twisting tyne water...
Another example of why you don't really want to go running on the beach or into water bare foot...
G was doing well and getting close enough to get some pics and film on my iPhone zoomed in...
She was no past Sandy Hirst Point across at Tyninghame...
G was now heading into the waves as the estuary enters the North Sea, I had to cut through the dunes on the indicated path at Spike Island as the point is roped off for nesting birds...
Clearing the estuary waves G came in ashore then landed for a breather before the last section down Belhaven beach...
Soon she was off again and I crawled along in 2nd gear as in no hurry and was enjoying the warm if hazy sunshine...
There was just enough water in the Biel Burn for G to paddle up to Seafield bridge...
Successful mission!, G paddled over 6 miles, the most travelled so far for her,
Here is film of the cycle side of it, Songs are `behold` by Joey Fehrenbach - a BOC interlude, then `Feels Like Home (Yellowsoul) by Phontaine
I live in East Lothian, S.E. Scotland.
I fill my time with my hobbies, interests and passions. Often cycling along the coast here. I ride steel bikes with big wheels, I like to enjoy all interests of the coast, Its scenery, wildlife, local history, with my other interests in art and music when out and about...
I was diagnosed with Relapsing remitting Multiple Sclerosis in August 2018, it`s early days but i plan to continue to live my life as i have and show that having a medical condition like MS does not mean you need to stop enjoying your life,
Please excuse the bad grammar, i am working on it!