Date of walk: 8/12/19

Reed point blush, Cove, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Squall & sun, Cove, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Towards Cove, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Tunnel to Cove Harbour, Cockburnspath, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Brightening up at Cove, Cockburnspath, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Cove harbour entrance, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Marking time. Cove, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Above Cove, Cockburnspath, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Hawk’s Heugh (Heugh is Scots for a steep ravine or precipice), Cockburnspath, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Cove Harbour and Torness Nuclear Power Station, Cockburnspath, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Pease Bay Leisure Park I, Cockburnspath, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Reed point, Cockburnspath, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Pease Bay Leisure Park II, Cockburnspath, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

St Helen’s Church, 12th century with some alterations dating to the 15th century. Old Cambus, Cockburnspath, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Velvet fields from Siccar Point, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Hutton’s Unconformity, Siccar Point, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Dunbar Cement Works and Torness Nuclear Power Station from Redheugh, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Between the textures. Coastguard cottages, Redheugh, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Coastguard cottages. Redheugh, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Colour field. Redheugh, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Track from Red Heugh, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Approach to Fast Castle, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

The ruins of Fast Castle with the lights of Torness Nuclear Power Station, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Full moon above The Souter, a sea stack near Fast Castle, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Fast Castle at dusk, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Oatlee Hill cliffs lit by the moon, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

The moonlit path ahead towards Tun Law. One more day’s walk to the English border. Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Tun Law with the moon, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

The 338km Southern Upland Way that runs from the west to east coast finishes here. Strong memories from completing that walk here in 2009.

I always thought all toads were slow.

Path to Fast Castle at sunset.

Camp at St Abbs Head, the last in Scotland.
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