Trip to Scotland
Orkney Islands
Once we finished our fantastic breakfast of toast and coffee at the hotel we were treated to a wild ride in a beat up mini van to John O'Grouts. We broke a spring in the guys van on the way.
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It was cold - and the wind was crazy. There was almost a constant drizzle during our stay in the highlands. Apparently that's pretty much the norm. The tour guide told us that there's only about a 15degree difference in temperature between mid summer and mid winter. However, during the summer there's only three hours of dark - during the winter there's only three hours of daylight. I don't know how they function! Above left: Kris by the last house in Scotland. Right: PC looking out over the North Sea. |
Our tour of Ornkey started by boarding a ferry at John O'Grouts. Did I say it was cold?
From the ferry we boarded a bus to be taken around Orkney. Our driver/tour guide was a comical guy who's accent was so thick that half the time we couldn't understand him.
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Churchill Barriers were built to prevent the enemy from using the spaces between the islands of Orkney to get from the North Sea into Scapa Flow during times of war. |
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 A Masonic Hall in Kirkwall showing the detail over the door. |
Next page - The Stone Circle at Brodgar.