Day 12
Tuesday 23rd May - Memus to Arbroath
A long road slog to Arbroath was the order of the day. We hadn't planned to go all the way to Arbroath, instead camp about half way then wander into the town tomorrow en route to Auchmithie, our intended finish point, but we didn't really mind that after the wonderful crossing, in virtually unbroken dry and sunny weather. At Letham we called in on 'Jim'. A tgo vetter and all round lovely guy. He had been given our route to vet and as we were passing through his patch, he kindly invited us for tea and cakes. Duly accepted.
Although not ideal, the road walking gave us time to womble on to Arbroath chatting about a great crossing without having to worry about where the next foot is put down. It was soon over and we stood on the northern end of the harbour.
Good route, good weather, good fun. Just along from the harbour was a very inviting pub. Oh dear!
We were mindful of a hooley to attend the following night at the Park Hotel so we were, for us anyway, restrained. We had a lovely meal washed down with a good supply of the miracle that is Guinness.
Realising we were about to be camping near public areas we asked the staff at the pub where, north along the coastal path, was the best place to camp. We duly followed instructions, through the car park and the small gate that was at that time at the northern end of it. Onto the coastal path to just short of Dickmonts Den, then camp in the rough grass to the left of the path, over the bushes. That we did, and slept well.
