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August

lifeboat

Lifeboat at Craster

 

Walk leader

Michelle

Route

Embleton – Golf course – Dunstansteads – Howick Hall – coast – Craster – Dunstanburgh – Embleton

Weather

Sunny and fair, cooler later with a sea breeze.

Walkers

Michelle, Michael, Ron, Sandy, George.

Excuses

None recorded.

Comments

The fields were golden with crops ready to harvest. One of the barley fields had cornflowers growing there as well. We also saw some harebells. There were lots of people walking dogs. We walked through a field where both the cows and horses were the same shade of brown as Ruby. Ron has never been told so many times that he is gorgeous. There was a big brown bull in another field.

We discovered that an “Auchtermuchty” is a haggis and bacon roll. Craster is now a holiday village, and many of the houses looking out to sea have extensions. It was very busy as it was Lifeboat Day. Two modern lifeboats were in the harbour. We had a drink in the garden of the Jolly Fisherman and watched the rowers in a couple of boats.

We passed Alexander Armstrong between Craster and Dunstanburgh Castle. There were some fairy stones just below the castle. We watched a golfer nearly get a hole-in-one and then Michelle was nearly hit by a golf ball. A family of cyclists crossed the golf course.

There wasn't much wildlife around. However, we did see the following: oyster catchers, sanderlings, redshanks, turnstones, rock pipits, large white butterflies, and a rabbit. We heard yellow hammers.

Meal

The Snowy Owl – friendly service.


Photo Gallery

walkers

Walkers at Embleton

 

cornflowers

Cornflowers

lunch

Lunch

path

On the Path

rumbling kern

Rumbling Kern

beach

Beach

 

 

house

The Bathing House

 

pipits

Rock Pipits

 

rowers

North Sea Rowers

 

turnstone

Turnstone

 

sign

Sign

 

craster

Craster Harbour

 

lifeboat

Lifeboat Day

 

harbour

Harbour

 

dunstanburgh

Dunstanburgh Castle

 

rocks

Fairy Towers

 

castle

Closer to Dunstanburgh

 

tower

Tower of the Castle

 

 

 

 

 

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