I knew there was a reason we moved out to East Lothian. It's the sun. Dunbar is affectionately known as 'Sunny Dunny' to the locals and this is not just a myth. A local claims that to settle a dispute the Met Office was called. The result being the discovery that Dunbar is not only the sunniest place in Britain it is also the driest. So - looks like we are onto a winner here. Last summer when we moved here (yes it's been a year now) it was very obvious travelling home on the train. Leaving an overcast Edinburgh to get home to a Sunny Dunny.

So - finally we have had some sun today in Dunbar. So we packed up the car and went to North Berwick! We met up with Anna and Sarah (an Aussie friend of Anna's visiting Scotland). We had lunch on the beach and Morgan almost enjoyed himself. He has problems with sand so it's always touch and go whether it will be a good day or not. He seemed to cope fairly well today - only grumbling about sand in his shoes a couple of times. Of course he couldn't take them off because that would be sensible. It's easier to try and work around Morgan's foibles rather than to fight them.

Ruaridh seemed to enjoy his first beach experience too. He had a good mouthful of sand and didn't seem to mind too much having it smeared all over him. He sat up, completely unsupported, for quite a long time and the soft landing made it easier for us to let him just experiment. Ruaridh also discovered ice-cream when a small taste of mine led into a grab at the cornet and lots of munching. Yet another food to be added to the list of things Ruaridh is happy to eat. I really feel I had little choice in starting him off on solids as the little monkey just seems to grab anything edible that comes near him. I think Morgan is in awe.