Carles
Sixteen years ago, Carles Pallares, my best pal in L’Escala, visited us in Gullane. I took him for a run in the car to show him the sights. We weren’t long into the tour before he turned to me and said, ‘My Gott, you live here and you come to Spain? Why?’
He’s gone now, but his question lives on in my mind. On days like today, walking on the bents, through the woods and along the beach at low tide, I struggle to come up with a satisfactory answer.
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What is(are) the “bents”?
The area between the habitable land and the beach, aka the links.
Well for a start there is Shirl net door!!!!xx
One good reason why I still go back.
Aye, QJ, it was certainly better than Wednesday!
Must visit Gullane next time we’re in Scotland. We spent three weeks in a seaside bothy 2 years ago in Cromarty and had a wonderful time.
You’ve seen parts of my country that I never have.
Kind of bragging, but we’ve driven every paved road in the Highlands and quite a few in the rest of Scotland. One year, we put 6,000 miles on our rental!
Used to enjoy a trip to Gullane when we lived in Leith. You were never at home when we were there though.xx
I might have been. I keep a low profile.