Coastal Retreat

Each time I return to the Scottish Borders I am drawn to the coast. And small wonder when the horizon looks like this.
The Berwickshire Coastal Path has some of the most spectacular and dramatic cliffs you’ll find anywhere, and hiding remote sandy beaches and the occasional fishing village is a haven for coastal lovers.
Small wonder that the coast is reputed to have once been a haven for smuggling as well.  Remote coves could be from a forgotten world and the quaint fishing villages provide just the right aura for smugglers’ tales.
The coastal path itself is just short of 30 miles and runs from Cockburnspath in the Borders to the border town of Berwick upon Tweed, and encompasses one of the most spectacular coastlines in Great Britain.
The entire region is nationally and internationally known for seabirds, coastal flora and marine life — even the seabird who anointed my car parked by the harbourside a few days ago. In the harbour at Eyemouth you can even buy fish specially to feed the seals who grace the harbour entrance.  I have visited many times, but it was only on this visit that I actually saw a seal.

But the coastline alone is attraction enough and draws me back time and again.