I’m back from North Berwick and a few days in Karlsruhe, trying to catch up on emails and To-Do lists.

I took the tourist boat to the Bass Rock for the first time. Next time I’ll try to take a zoom lense. The island appears greyish white from the mainland but that resolves, as you approach, to thousands (120,000 or so) gannets and their nests. It’s their realm.