To the east of Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh, the adjacent county of East Lothian offers an impressive variety of coastline, countryside, beaches and islands. In the Firth of Forth, off the coast of the North Neuk, the islands of Fidra, Lamb, Craigleith and the Bass Rock are easily reached on boat trips out of North Berwick. Boat trips to the Isle of May have recently been added and there's even talk of reviving the old pilgrims' route across to Earlsferry in Fife. The most spectacular of these islands is the Bass Rock, rising majestically out of the sea with near-vertical sides apart...