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Caption: It was a rainy Friday in mid-February, a rainy day after a week of rain, but we had the day off (it was my birthday) and we wanted to do something special. ‘Something special’ for us means going for a big nature walk with the lads, which we do anyway, every weekend (or at least we did in those pre-isolation days), but when we want a different walk, something that will feel like more of an adventure, we’d usually head north to Tentsmuir in Fife, or perhaps to Faskally Woods in Perthshire. But on this day, the forecast was looking better to the south, so we drove down the east coast to Northumberland, looking for a break in the weather.
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Caption: Our first plan was to drive to Holy Island, as the tidal times would have given us a few hours there, but it had clearly been raining heavily and it started again just as we arrived. So we drove back across the causeway and decided to head a little further south, to Bamburgh.
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Caption: Bamburgh beach is one of our favourite places to walk. Indeed this is part one of two stories about this walk as we also came here for Richard’s birthday last year. There’s no denying the drama of this location, with Bamburgh Castle standing high above the beach. But also, the beach itself is stunning. It feels endless, with pristine sand. We usually just keep walking until we reach a point where it feels time to turn back. On this chilly February day, that point was the rocks you’ll see in the photos ahead.
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Caption: Bracken, having an unexpected dip.
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Caption: I’d meant to share this story a few weeks ago, just before the world changed. But now, when I look at these videos and photos, I feel so grateful. I clearly remember the feeling of freedom we had here. This next video of Harris running along the beach - that feeling of just being happy and at peace. So now, as I’m sharing this story in this time of isolation, I’m looking forward to the days ahead when we can all have this feeling of freedom again.
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Caption: Every beach we walk on has a different character, and that is also about the rocks. Here, the rocks range from grey through to almost black, and the colour is provided by the golden lichen and vibrant green seaweed.
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Caption: F E B R U A R Y 1 4 2 0 2 0 Bamburgh, Northumberland