Berwickshire

Day 223: St Abbs to Cockburnspath

January 19, 2024 / 9 Comments

The village sleeps as I ascend St Abb’s Head in the freezing morning twilight. I didn’t expect to find a hidden valley on the headland. A deserted landscape, the rising sun setting the sky on fire — these are the […]

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Day 222: Marshall Meadows Bay to St Abbs

January 18, 2024 / 3 Comments

A new year, a new beginning on the East Coast of Scotland. Travelling up, my sister, Judith, kindly bought me a first-class rail ticket, making use of an expiring credit. The receptionist at the King Cross VIP lounge eyes my

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