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Arriving in Orkney by ferry is a great experience. We’ve got a day on the Mainland before heading to Westray on yet …
A peedie guide to Charles Tait
It was great to meet Charles Tait, the author of The Peedie Orkney Guide Book: What to Do and See in Orkney …
All aboard
The P&O cruise ship Arcadia in the Hatston terminal at Kirkwall in Orkney. The cruise visitors are a mixed blessing for the …
Literally
In Orkney I’m constantly delighted by how literal everyone is. Maybe it’s the Northerner in me to which it appeals. I loved …
The view from St Magnus Cathedral
St Magnus Cathedral dominates Kirkwall just as the Vikings who built it originally intended. If you ever get the chance to go …
Waiting in the Westray queue
Westray.
Get your bunting out
So what’s so special about blue, red and yellow bunting across the street in Kirkwall I hear you ask? Well, they are …
Silhouette
The sun is up, the sky is blue. The sun is up, the sky is blue, it’s beautiful and so are you. …
Dawn
There’s a stunning ball of burning gas out there and the earth is tumbling around it. It’s dawn in Kirkwall.
Wandering down The Shore
The sun is up and there’s an Otter entering the sea in Kirkwall. I wander down The Shore and see the pale golden sun appear.
Dawn breaks
Dawn breaks over the bay in Kirkwall
Rain on my window
Rain on my window an hour before dawn with the amber lights of Kirkwall harbour across the water.
The first glimpse of Kirkwall
The ferry from Westray to Orkney takes over an hour to make the journey to the Mainland of Orkney. It’s easy for …
In Search of Red MacGregor
It appears that there are no pubs in Kirkwall, only hotels with restaurants and bars. It is the morning, and I’m getting …