Yesterday at church we commemorated Sea Sunday remembering all those whose lives are dependent on the sea.  Today we were reminded of some boats seen in many coastal areas.. Hundreds of Kittiwakes were nesting on the ruins of Dunbar Castle beside the lifeboat and two fishing boats which had recently returned to Dunbar to unload their catch.   Here are some velvet crabs, many of which were destined for France. The lobsters were already prepared with labels attached and ready to be put into special water storage tanks before being sold.   The fisherman on the Tangaroa said that the lobsters had still not recovered from last October’s bad storms.
Continuing our walk along the cliffs we noticed that some of the stone stacks from the World Stone Stacking Championships had escaped the tides and were still standing.  It is amazing how some people can construct shapes and balance heavy stones on a tiny point, seemingly defying gravity. The man who organised the event indicated two of the winning entries.  In the timed event of 20 minutes someone managed to build a tall tower with 48 stones and the most creative sculpture was a fish.  The photo does not do it justice but close up it is seen to be very cleverly balanced between two rock levels. To see some of the types of work there are some here and here  Unfortunately the future of the championships is uncertain due to the limited grant that they receive but it was certainly attracting tourists to Dunbar and had been appreciated by many who took part in the various Land Art activities over the last few days.