We had another free day today, and the usual group of us plus Dr. Thompson felt like getting out of Edinburgh for the day. Dr. Thompson told us about this nice seaside town called North Berwick, that was a 30 minute train ride away and we all decided to go there.
On the way to the train station, Dr. Thompson decided to take us the scenic route and show us many of the different streets of Edinburgh such as the Cowgate and Grassmarket districts, which was extremely interesting to see.
The town of North Berwick was beautiful and is a holiday destination for many Scots. We got off of the train and made our way down to the shore. The tide was out and many children were playing in the water and searching for crabs. Once again, I felt the need to go stand in the North Sea. The water was a bit warmer than when I was at St. Andrews but still not typical United States Beach weather.
Once were were done walking along the beach and collecting sea shells, we decided to head into town for lunch. We ended up at the North Berwick Diner. I ordered some chips because I was not too hungry, and they were extremely undercooked. Not too impressed. After lunch we made our way to the Scottish Seabird Centre, because you can take a boat out to Bass Rock which is home to thousands of seabirds. We decided to look into the telescope that you are able to see the rock from and then changed our mind about taking a boat out to the rock. Way too many birds for us!
We made our way back down to the west side of the beach and the tide was beginning to come in. We sat on the beach for a bit before we decided to take the train back to Edinburgh.
When we got back to Edinburgh, we decided to have dinner at Garfunkel's on the Royal Mile. Food was overpriced and service was terrible. Other than the food, the free day was well spent!
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