stormy Portobello and birdlife on the River Tyne

Feb
28
2010

We set out today with the intention of visiting the St. Mary’s Collegiate Church – reputedly the longest parish church in Scotland at 62.8 metres from east to west – in Haddington, where the Earls of Lauderdale are buried in a marble tomb topped off with with alabaster effigies.

But as we were driving past Portobello we spotted an incredibly high tide, with huge clouds of spray flying into the air as large waves crashed into the promenade, so we stopped to take some photos.

Unfortunately I got a little bit too

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