Pentland Lodge House Thurso
Granville Street Thurso, Caithness and Sutherland, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, KW14 7JN, United Kingdom
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The end of the rode ?
... 2 keep her now ! ...
in a kupple of dayz... we will get the Tax E ... from ear ....2 Gill 'z bay ...joost a long the way... and get the ferry over 2 the Orkney eye landz.... frm wear we land... Saint margarets Hope ... we kan get a bus 2 the kapitol.... Kirkwall.... sum ...
Day 9 - the return journey.
... places in their own right and well worth a visit if you're in the area. Worst bits - I'll keep my own counsel on those. I guess the guys will have their personal and collective views which they will doubtless mention in due course. I would however suggest that they would include the horrendous weather on Day 6 through Glasgow and Glen Coe and, of course, Simon's accident at Lockerbie.
Generally however, the ...
Day 172 - 19 August - Back to the Mainland
... t go across. In Birsay was a ruined Earl's Palace which we had a quick look at then headed off for our tour of the amcient tomb - Maeshowe. We cut down through the middle of the northern part of the island, past Twatt (!), through Dounby and around Loch Harray to the site of Maeshowe near the standing stones we visited yesterday.
The tomb was inside a huge earthen mound and is about 1000 years older than the Great Pyramid of Cheops. The entrance was lined with huge stone ...
One Man's POW is Another Man's Interior Decorator
The last stop before the ferry home was the site of the Italian Chapel on Lamb Holm, a tiny, uninhabited island. Although it was raining horses and cattle by that time, the beauty of the Italian Chapel was still evident. It's an amazing artefact of the second world war, and a shrine to the Italian POW's love for their country (not patriotism, but a deep rooted love and nostalgia for the culture and history of the world they were ...
Day 62 - Duncansby Head to John O'Groats
Magnificent approach to John O'Groats from Duncansby Head. Despite the early morning rain, a great change in the weather from yesterday, which can always be expected this far north in Scotland, the whole team - Lauren, Callum, Sally, Allan, Dick, John, Chris, Ross and Jess - turned out to walk the last few kilometres of our epic journey. We all frollicked along the coastal path, Callum in pushchair, balloons tied onto hands to ensure their ...


