{"id":13330,"date":"2014-07-15T09:39:55","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T13:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=13330"},"modified":"2014-07-16T10:10:35","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T14:10:35","slug":"day-17-monday-july-14-haddington-to-edinburgh-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=13330","title":{"rendered":"Day 17. Monday, July 14 – Haddington to Edinburgh, Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"

A sunny morning for\u00a0our pretty\u00a0half mile stretch out of town, past big homes\"DSCN8886\"<\/a> overlooking the valley below.\"DSCN8885\"<\/a> \u00a0A quick jig in the road and we were on a converted railway track. \u00a0The next five miles was a quiet, flat, tree covered \"DSCN8895\"<\/a>and flower lined path,\"DSCN8900\"<\/a> protected from the wind. \u00a0It would have been perfect had the odometers decided to stop working, one at a time. \u00a0For 45 minutes we struggled to troubleshoot the problem; considering we had just replaced the batteries we were at a loss. \u00a0We finally decided to continue blindly. \u00a0By the time we emerged from our secluded path, the clouds had built and there was a coolness to the air.<\/p>\n

A quick drop and we were by the sea on Scotland’s “Gulf Coast Road”.\"DSCN8904\"<\/a>Without the tree projection and our westerly turn, we felt the wind full front. \u00a0So though the road was flat, the ride was not without effort. \u00a0Once again, the tide was out,\"photo\"<\/a>most dramatically illustrated in the small harbors.\"DSCN8912\"<\/a>They take full advantage of their daily dry dock, by getting some work done.\"photo-2\"<\/a>The day was getting grayer as the clouds thickened, casting a dark parlor to the homes.\"DSCN8920\"<\/a>We could see the city in the distance,\"photo-3\"<\/a> just could not seem to cover any distance to get there. \u00a0One wrong turn was quickly corrected by Marshall; \"DSCN8933\"<\/a>the redirect took two minutes, Jerry trying to understand thick Scottish (more like Japanese) accent took another twenty. \u00a0Once back on course, we passed a monument to those that died in both World Wars,\"DSCN8927\"<\/a> more parks and flowers\"DSCN8924\"<\/a> and a canal draining out with the tide.\"DSCN8940\"<\/a>As we got closer,\"DSCN8937\"<\/a> we could see that the flat bike path and boardwalk\"DSCN8946\"<\/a>\u00a0we were enjoying would not carry us into the city. \u00a0The dark clouds that had been building were starting to spit at us on our three mile trek uphill into the center of Edinburgh. \u00a0We reached the hotel door just as it started to pour. \u00a0An hour later the rain quite, so a bit of housekeeping, maps, batteries, laundry, etc.\"DSCN8973\"<\/a> after all, one must do something while waiting for laundry to dry. \u00a0<\/em>Still quite overcast and grey, so will tour this impressive city\"DSCN8961\"<\/a> tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\t\t