Yesnaby and Stromness

Today was a easy day, Joy took some photos in the morning and then we went into Kirkwall for lunch, in the afternoon we went to a place called Yesnaby, on the west coast, with views of Hoy, and Island to the south of Stromness.

Here are the pics.

Stromness

The local bully

Our Landlady's cat

Below- Yesnaby (the Cliff in the background is Hoy)

Stromness tonight at dusk

Skara Brae

More exploring today, including a drive around the main island and lunch at the Orkney Brewery. (Fergus, Orkney Distillery is closed on a Sunday). Visiting various tourist spots and finishing back in Kirkwall at the Cathedral and then Indian take away for dinner.

Pics

Above two, Stromness early this morning

The label says ShiteShirts

Houses built for Joy Height, well almost.

Skara Brae, Europes oldest known civilised place (5,000 Years old)

Skaill House, the Country estate where Skara Brae was uncovered in the 1850s

Broch of Gurness, Brochs are common in the Northern and Western British isles, they are sort of Stone "Keeps" usually at the centre of a small village.

Next stop was St Magnus's church, only 950 years old

These Scots can be whacky

Below is St Magnus's cathedral in Kirkwall, different from the 1062 church.

Till tomorrow.

Happy 29th of September.

Around Scapa Flow

Yesterday, we came across Scapa Flow, today we went around it. A correction from yesterday, it wasn't the British that scuttled the German fleet in Scapa Flow, but the Germans. Look it up if you want to know more. There was a group of Germans in the Pub here tonight with Scapa German Recovery dive team of their shirts, I guess good luck with that task.

In case you ever wanted that real fish & chip shop taste, well that have bottled here in Orkney, you can now your salad sandwich taste like a fish&chip shop if you want.

This is the Northlight Gallery in Stromness that Joy has a small exhibition on at.

Millie the dog at the Northlight Gallery

View of main street of Stromness

Our B&B "Orca" in the main street

Another Tapestry Weavers (Leila Thomson) studio near Hoxa, south Orkney

Every family has a Black Sheep, give this one a name

More Black sheep with Scapa Flow in background.

Too much time on their hands

Strange looking clouds over Kirkwall

Above and Below, the standing Stones of Stenness

A little face

Graffiti from 1880

and even earlier 1818 

And these stones point to the Ring of Brodgar below

The Scots can be a bit nationalistic

The Brits can really do Standing Stones.