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Coming home to Westray

David @ the HALL of EINAR 17 August, 2011 Orkney Mainland

Crossing the sea from Orkney Mainland to Westray feels like coming home.

Coming home to Westray

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One Response to "Coming home to Westray"

  1. Carole McDonald Gilmour says:
    18 August, 2011 at 3:43 pm

    YAY – i’ve missed your Westray posts via FB :-)

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