Saturday 19 May 2007

Bass Rock

Was out kayaking in the Firth of Forth this week, arounf Craigleith and Fidra. Puffins and Eider ducks for company.


















The Bass Rock is a massive crag rising out of the sea to a height of 350 feet and it is about a mile in circumference. Through the Rock, from the East to West, runs a natural tunnel, but this is not accessible except at low tide. Halfway up the Rock stands the ruins of a Pre-Reformation Chapel which was dedicated to Saint Baldfred.



Bass Rock is also famous for it's seabirds. Details can be found at the Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick.

Thursday 10 May 2007

A Start ....


A room with a view ... After a dry spell, the rain is bringing out the colour in the countryside ...