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| Orkneys on parade |
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| Stromness marina in unusual weather |
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| The main drag |
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| Stromness town hall. |
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| Fishermen's wharves. |
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| We've got ferries at the bottom of our garden. |
Wednesday 15th was spent cycling round some of Mainland Orkney's amazing Neolithic structures.
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| Navigator! Course for Scara Brae? |
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| Giving the Bromptons a bashing... |
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| ... certainly seems to have entertained this local resident. |
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| Scara Brae: 5000 year old housing scheme. Closed down by planning department due to proximity of an unauthorised midden 4400 years ago. |
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| Shame really - they had a lovely beach view. |
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| Neolithic barber shop sign. |
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| Brodgar stone circle - built as a venue for the first Corries gig in 3400BC. |
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| The stones are held upright by the unfailing efforts of a small but dedicated team of volunteers in red shorts. |
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| The standing stones of Stenness are protected by a crack team of guard sheep, seen here enjoying a well earned nap after a big lunch. |
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| Stromness with Hoy towering behind it. |
Thursday 16th May - windy day so bikes packed away and we took a bus to Kirkwall, stopping off to tour the remarkable Maes Howe chambered cairn on the way.
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| Orkney ponies often try to impersonate rock stars. This one is touting the Phil Lynott look |
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| And his friend here may actually be Tina Turner. |
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| Maes Howe: astonishing and very thought provoking. |
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| St. Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall. Magnificent! Sadly Fraser McNaughton was out and about so I didn't manage to catch up with him. |
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| Fraser's "office". Not too shabby! |
Graham McWilliam arranged a distillery tour of Highland Park for us, and we were privileged to be shown round by distillery manager, Marie Stanton. She gave very generously of her time and knowledge and we are grateful to her for being such a genial host. They do their own malting, starting with cutting their own peat, so we saw the whole process from end to end. The finished product is pretty impressive too!
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| Found it! |
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| Malting floor - Steve and I got to load and tip the "chariot" for the maltman to spread. |
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| Up on the roof with one of those pagoda-type chimneys. |
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| View over Kirkwall from the distillery roof. I'm not scared... much. |
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