Log No 17. Mon 15th Apr 2013 - Pease Bay to North Berwick, 25 miles (309 miles walked)

I don't know if the wind died down any through the night but when I woke it did seem a bit less. The tent survived ok but I did notice a tear in the porch, it might have been there before but worsened with the wind, I put a gortex patch on it.

I had never pitched a tent in as rough ground as this before, it was a wonder the groundsheet survived.

I was packed and away by 7.20, still windy but not gale force, the sun was out but it was colder than yesterday.

Back on the cliff top I got a surprise view of Cove Harbour, wonderfully lit with the sun.

There was no real path but before long I picked up the John Muir Way which roughly followed the coast.

My view of Torness Power Station with a chimney in the distance billowing smoke was not quite the same as yesterday when the smoke was perfectly horizontal.

After walking round the perimiter pathway at Torness I stopped for a break, thankfully it was a coronation chicken & ham sandwich, I was getting sick of using coleslaw as a filler every day.

The path was on the coast all the way to Dunbar then I had a big detour past a big bay.

I had to leave the JMW as it veered further inland and took to the A198, my right leg and hip was aching and I was needing a pick me up, fortunately as I came into Tyninghame I saw a sign for Coffee Shop.
A slight detour for soup, tea and a scone (this was my first hot anything since Eyemouth) and I was refreshed and on my way again.

I was back on the beach by 15.30 where I stayed with the occasional scramble over rocks until I was forced up on to the cliff top just before I got to Tantallon Castle.

After that it was back on the A198 and half an hour later I was at the campsite, yes a real one, just coming into North Berwick.

It was 17.30 and the reception closed at 17.00 so I just pitched my tent. I think I'll be here 2 nights as I can't see a site for tomorrow, it's too built up now for wild camping.

I now have my first blisters, 2 on my right foot.

It seemed a long day today doing 25 miles and I am lying in the tent at 22.00 still doing this log, listening to the wind picking up again.