Woodwick House Evie

... he put down was wonderful with tiny scallops, local cheese and beautiful pickled herring. The soup was mushroom and the best I’ve ever had. Philip and gut mein host discussed the whiskys of Orkney. We sampled two, Scapa and Highland Park. Scapa was described as “breakfast whiskey” clear and perfumed and totally original. Highland Park was very peaty and complex and right up Philip’s alley.
After sleeping 12 hours we were ready for our tourist ...

Rousay is a small island just a few miles north of Mainland, Orkney. It has been called the "Egypt of the North" because of the large number of prehistoric sites found on the island. Only about 200 people call the Island their home, but it is a popular tourist site because of its archaeological importance. We visited just a few of the hundreds of sites on the island where even today most of the sites have yet to be excavated and researched by archaeologists.

We didn't travel to the Orkney Islands to see a farm, but to see the prehistoric ruins near the Skail Home Farm—Skara Brae. The Orkney Islands are like an amusement park of Neolithic sites and this is just one of hundreds found across the islands.

Skara Brae is the most complete Neolithic village in Europe and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site ...

... first evening that guests arrive aboard, and tonight was no exception. We are joined by the Captain, the Pilot and all the Department Heads, all of our guests, and anyone else from the area that we have met or do business with. The tour guides that will be showing us the islands also joined us. For cocktail parties I’m encouraged to invite guests whom I have met and that morning I met a couple in their late 30’s that were visiting from London. I invited them to join ...

Hi Folks! We're home again. No problems with travel on the way, just the jet lag to get over now. Kristina and Dean are cooking dinner tonight and that's great. So, our trip has come to an end and we must get back to work on thursday. What a thought! Thanks for sharing the trip with us. Bye!

... to the Orkneys, managing an hourly average of between 5 and 7 knots. Now I know that some people reading this are not yachties, so let me say that 6 knots is 'goodness' to quote my last IBM boss - Fiona, if you ever read this, you were the best! Our destination was Stronsay, specifically Holland Bay, a deep bay on the south of the island. The forecasts were consistent in predicting northerly winds, so a bay facing south should be ...

... repeating patterns redolent of early Norse patterns. The morning proved to be bright and quite warm, in the face of the forecast which was for mist, winds and rain. Realising that the best was now and that the weather might well deteriorate, after seeing our American and Norwegian friends off, we had a quick coffee in the Bird Sanctuary and booked lunch, then set off to explore the northern part of the island. Here, there is little evidence of man's impact in that the land ...

... bases. The entrance into North Haven is quite small and until a few years ago, this main anchorage bay was so exposed that the ferry had to be hauled out of the water on rails when she wasn't being used. Now however, there is a breakwater that shelters the bay somewhat and a pontoon wall has been constructed that houses the ferry and provides enough room for a few visiting yachts to come alongside in safety. Once we were ...

... surfers we saw out catching the waves... pretty wikked waves and ************e around to enjoy 'em... so we kicked around a football and threw jellyfish at each other... you know, the normal stuff you do at the beach... i was lucky enough to stay clean, but Sarah and Beverly were not so fortunate... Scott was just being a big bully... but i think sand up the kilt from Beverly was fairly good revenge...

... the way up the hill to the lighthouse and walking the cliffs aroudn the side of the island looking for Puffins. No Puffins were showing themselves-I think they were off fishing on this glorious but quickly becoming windy day. Spectacular views from the cliffs but I discovered my cmaera wasn't working-bummer! Luckily my travel buddied helped me out by taking pictures of and for me. Hiked back down the hill and back to the car to find our ...