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The end of the rode ?
the end of the rode - litt err rally .... we flu 2 Wick ... { air port } - on theze trav alz... the best of the hoe telz ... the Seaview ... just on the out skirts of Jon O Goats.... frm the picky it may knot luck.. that brill ... don 't B ... Dee sea 'vd ... ! ... warm frend lea fam ...
Day 9 - the return journey.
... met along the way were obliging and helpful - singling out for special mention, the guys at the garage in Shrewsbury who sorted out the towing electrics, the staff at the Days Inn in Lockerbie, the very kind lady who came to Simon's assistance following his tumble outside her house at Lockerbie, the paramedics & staff at Dumfries Hospital A&E who patched him up and put him together again, Sheila at the Helmsdale ...
Day 171 - 18 August - A look around Orkney
... church I've been in which has a carved Viking longship on the altar. It also has a Viking warrior carved in one of the wall panels alongside high ranking clergy members.
After the church we went back to the car and went for a drive to the south of the island to have a look at the Churchill barriers blocking the eastern entrances to Scapa Flow where much of the British Naval fleet were stationed during the second world war. Not much to look at but they were ...
Day 170 - 17 August - Shetland to Orkney
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Got to Lerwick and went to the terminal to make enquiries for the ferry to Kirkwall in Orkney and found the next ferry left in only one and a half hours so we got tickets and got in the queue. Being the first off meant we had to wait and be the last on.
An uneventful 5 hours or so later and we were disembarking in Kirkwall where we made our way to the Youth Hostel we had booked earlier. Tucked into bed safe and sound by midnight.
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Orkney Islands
... are often quite strong. As a result there aren't many trees. It's not that far from Norway, about the same latitude as Oslo, and remnants of vikings abound. It's famous for it's pre-historic archaeology, we visited three World Heritage Sites: Skara Brae, the Ring of Brodgar and he Standing Stones of Stenness. Skara Brae is a 5000 year old village made up of stone age dwellings linked ...


