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Holland House Harray

Harray, Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, KW17 2LQ, United Kingdom

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Day 171 - 18 August - A look around Orkney

A travel blog entry by wagaitwanderers

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Awoke and went into the town centre for breakfast. Found a very reasonably priced cafe and enjoyed a hearty breakfast with hot beverages then went for a wander along the shopping mall. We came across the Kirkwall cathedral and since it had been a while since we'd seen a church, we went in for a look.

There happened to be a flower arranging exhibition on at the time which, unlike our day at Salisbury cathedral, was free. Quite an interesting builiding, I think it's ...

Day 170 - 17 August - Shetland to Orkney

A travel blog entry by wagaitwanderers

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Woke and tried to go to the shop but found the car had a flat battery. Asked the resort manager if he could call the local garage and ask them to bring some jumper leads but he said his maintenance man had some. It took an hour or so to track him down and get his van to the car park and upon inspection of the leads they didn't look up to the task. They were quite small and badly corroded but we gave it a go...to no avail. So, back to square one and ...

Orkney Islands

A travel blog entry by cdennison

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The Orkneys are a series of islands at the top of Scotland. Kirkwall is on Mainland, Orkney's largest island. It is sparsely populated and its roads have no stop signs or streetlights. The landscape is lush and rolling, the harbour is very wide and deep and was an important strategic port during the second world war. Although we had great weather the day we were there It gets quite cold here and ...

One Man's POW is Another Man's Interior Decorator

A travel blog entry by kayt8

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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 ...

Welcome to the jungle?

A travel blog entry by kirstiew

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Home! What a fantastic trip, but there's nothing like sleeping in your own bed! Thanks to everyone who helped make this trip possible:

Lynda for letting us use the camper
Mum and Dad for looking after the puppies
Barry for doing all the European driving
Mark, Kate and Catherine for looking after the cat

Things we learned along the way:
- The toll roads in France worked out really expensive, particularly as we did not really plan to stay ...

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