tour of east lothian

Wow - what a good day it was for cycling. It rained for around forty eight hours from Tuesday evening - enough to drive even the hardiest protagonist of optimism to desperation. As I haven't been doing long many long runs this year I opted for taking a third off the run and jumped the train to North Berwick. I took the road to Dunbar to warm up, passing the Bass Rock up close with fields of wheat and poppies in the foreground which made for a beautiful spectacle. I couldn't determine if the white speckles on the bass were fauna or shite. Probably the latter but I decided on the former whilst taking it all in.

I headed inland and started climbing up to Spott, Stenton before descending into Gifford. What beautiful villages. There was a lot of debris washed onto the road from the flooding which made cornering a worrying affair but there was little if no traffic. It was curious that despite the heavy rain I chose to not worry when I saw the Ford signs which usually are no cause for concern. The flow of the first crossing was enough to have me up and over the rickety bridge. Three more followed but weren't up to much. The final sprint from the A68 was pretty enjoyable even if its usual busy self. Stopped into the co-op to buy some decent weatherproofing. 55miles.

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