Musselburgh Gala Week

All dressed up.......and nowhere to go.
Musslelburgh Gala week and the tide is out .

Whose idea was it to go out for a cycle run at 6am? Mine.
Whose idea was it to bring that forward to 5:30am? His Lordship's.

In the event it was a good move and meant we had quiet roads down to Joppa,
( no sign of JoppaStrand on his early morning run, but we noticed a tent pitched on the beach), through Musselburgh and Tranent to the out reaches of Haddington, returning by Longniddry, Port Seton, Prestonpans and the Innocent Railway Path to find we were too early for our local cafe to be open.

The heatwave had taken a back seat this morning and it was grey and overcast and none too warm either although there was no wind.

Although it would have been a bonus to have had a bright shiny morning, it was ideal cycling weather and now we have the day to relax, read the papers and watch the last day of the Tour with our fingers crossed for a second British victory in the unlikely cycling shape of Chris Froome.

Helmets off for an amazing performance from him over the last 3 weeks.