Moving to Scotland - 12 Months On

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One year ago today (31 July) we packed our things into a removals van and returned to Scotland after 23 years.  In 1990 we moved to Grantham in Lincolnshire  with my job after 3 years living in the Morayshire town of Forres, which is situated up in the North East of Scotland.

 A temporary move to Lincolnshire stretched to twenty-three years and while Grantham was a nice enough town, it lacked the one thing that we all wanted - the sea!   Several years ago we started to plan a move back to the coast but the opportunity came at the end of 2012.  After exploring Northumberland, we finally decided to move back across the border to Dunbar in East Lothian because the town offered everything we were looking for.

 After initially renting we bought a house within a 5-minute walk of Belhaven Bay and a short walk from the High Street in Dunbar.  

 Everyone has made us feel very welcome and the three of us are very happy, so much so the last year has literally flown by.  To be honest, we sometimes feel like we are still on holiday as we try to make the most of the fabulous beaches and scenery in this part of the world.


 We are now looking forward to many more happy years here in Dunbar and to celebrate here is a collection of my favourite images from the past 12 months living in East Lothian.



















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  1. Anonymous2 August 2014 at 07:05

    Love the pictures and glad to hear Dunbar is being so inviting. Ironic as I grew up in Dunbar and currently working/Living in Lincolnshire - your pictures have made me quite homesick.

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    1. Macsport4 August 2014 at 19:50

      Thank you. We love it here and wish we'd discovered Dunbar years ago.

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