The Thornton Burn lost its footbridge in a September deluge. This is the site of first discovery of the crinoid Blothrocrinus Thorntonensis, and latterly the near demise and fossil preservation of Eric as he rode into the burn on his bike with only enough momentum to get him to the deepest bit in the middle before slowly listing sideways and falling into its crinoidal depths for an early bath. Bilsdean gorge marks the end of the designated JMW. The team was by now elongated over about a kilometre, creating some navigational confusion around the subterranean approach to Cove Harbour. We continued along the increasingly dramatic cliff edge (with bits of path having recently dropped into the sea). Time and daylight were getting tight at Pease Bay as we split into those in pursuit of Siccar Point and those opting for an early pint at the friendly caravan site bar. The dramatic descent down to the Siccar Point shore never disappoints. After a too-brief inspection of Hutton’s transforming discovery, the long haul back up the slope was aided by a mysteriously abandoned fixed rope. The Pease Bay bar was a welcome finale to a bracing 35km outing.