45 degrees. No, that’s not the temperature in Fahrenheit. It’s the angle at which people have to walk in this wind just to keep upright in Orkney. If there’s ever a still day, there must be people falling over all over the Islands, with nothing to keep them upright. → 3 July, 2016
On board.
The MV Varagen was built in Selby in 1989 and weighs 928 tonnes unladen. I’m currently thanking Archimedes that it floats.
Scapa flow is at the very heart of Orkney. It is a beautiful shallow harbour of 125 square miles surrounded by islands. …
An island three miles wide by six long with a population of 300 people which has a huge exclusive-use castle on a …
Scaffolding follows me wherever I go. I spent months with scaffolding on both the front and the back of my house. Every …
Imagine being born in the Italian Alps in a tiny town in the mountains. Imagine being an artist. Imagine a fascist government …
The Safe Zephyrus is a floating hotel in Orkney’s Scapa Flow. I wonder if i can find it on AirBnB? According to …
Is it just me or does the Orkney island of Flotta look quite barren from the air?
The island of North Ronaldsay is famous for its sheep who live on seaweed and are kept off the fields by dry …
Midhowe Broch on the Orkney island of Rousay looks amazing as we fly above it. There are 4.5 metre wide walls which …
Stronsay looks beautiful and green from the air. Strjónsey: Old Norse for “Good fishing and farming island”
Rackwick Burn sounds like an unfortunate little rash but is actually the name of a small stream on the Orkney Island of …
I was amazed to find out that anyone lives on Flotta. I thought the entire Island had been evacuated to build one …
Orkney is a plural. It’s acceptable to say ‘the Islands of Orkney’. It’s fine to say ‘Orkney’. Saying ‘the Orkney Islands’ won’t …
Orkney Ferries run a service to be proud of. Whether it’s a small group of tourists or a farmer with his tractor …