We decided to explore the east coast today, starting in the small town of Dunbar, which used to be an important port and still has old Victorian harbours and ruins of an old castle. Fishing is still strong here, and we got treated to a enormous seal being fed by a fisherman who was cleaning his fresh catch of the day on deck!
Our next stop after a drive through lovely country side was the ruins of Tantallon Castle, another notch on Cromwell's sleeve, yet famous for surviving a five-month siege from the English in the 16th century. It's impressive to walk around, from the six-story walls to the dungeon pit and the well, and the location is spectecular with the best views of Bass Rock you can find (see 13.09.09 North Berwick) 
, as well as the rolling hills of East Lothian.The eye-catching colour of the castle is from the red sandstone, which is finely laminated and shows inpressive sedimentary structures, but that's where the excitement stops. It's only a sedimentaty rock after all.
It was another beautiful sunny day, by the way, Scotland hasn't been treating us as bad as some people suggested it would. Let's hope it stays that way!
Here's the view of Bass Rock, which is turning into one of our favourites!
This is actually a small island along the shore in Dunbar, but it illustrates nicely why Bass Rock is so white. It is not just the birds themselves, as we though first...
We finished our trip with a visit to Yellowcraig, a beach west of North Berwick just opposite Fidra Island (see 13.09.09 for more background).
Also a great place to find barnacles!
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