Following an utterly dismal, foggy Saturday Duncanrig Rambling Club members opened their curtains with trepidation to view the icy roads as they prepared to set off to East Lothian for 2 walks, a 10-mile main walk and a 6 and a half mile alternative, both finishing at Garvald. As the coach sped along the M8 the ramblers appreciated the colours of the low early morning sun in the east lighting up the clear profile of the Pentland Hills and, when nearing their destination, the view north over the Firth of Forth blanketed in fog with only the very tips of East and West Lomond visible proved that not everybody was being blessed with such excellent visibility. The main walk set out from near Stoneypath Tower and after a mile of road-walking took to the steady 750 foot climb over 2 and a half miles on a good wide track that leads onto the wild heather moorland of Dunbar Common. Regular pauses to draw breath ensured that the participants fully appreciated the sunlit scenery as they looked back on Traprain Law, Berwick Law and the Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth. There was birdlife aplenty with pheasants in the lower fields and the frequent calls of "Go back, go back" of the grouse on the moorland. Underfoot was unsurprisingly firm and a brisk pace meant a healthy glow and glistening foreheads while ensuring that the walk would end before darkness fell on the short day. After a short break for lunch at the furthest point near Johnscleugh on a sunny slope overlooking the Whiteadder Water the party followed the course of the burn on a narrow road for three quarters of a mile before heading west over testing rough heather-clad terrain for a mile and a half. The chill of the north wind was felt as the hikers crossed some muddier stretches before finding the track that would take them back via Garvald Mains farm to the waiting coach. Their compatriots on the alternative walk, after leaving Danskine, crossed a rugged and brambly section alongside Donolly Reservoir then walked up onto the same section of moor via a gentler climb to return by the same route before heading to Garvald. The ramblers headed for Haddington for a social hour to replenish fluids before returning on a rather foggy motorway to a frozen East Kilbride.