Across Scapa Flow

Today was another travel day, starting at the B&B outside Ullapool, then into Ullapool and then across the top of Scotland through a town called Lairg, which had a really up market and large gentlemen's outfitters clothing store. It was hard to imagine where they get their customers from to survive but they are there and Lairg was avery small village. It was the sort of store that Prince Charles would shop at when in Scotland, From there it was over to and up the NE coast to John O'Groats and then onto Thurso/Scrabster and the ferry over to Stromness in Orkney, arriving about 9.45pm tonight, over an hour late. We left late from Scrabster because the ferry was late to arrive and then when we arrived in Stromness it took 15 mins to park the boat - apparently this morning it took 45 mins because the wind was so strong. The ferry took a different route from normal and we came through Scapa Flow, a more sheltered way than the normal route. Scapa Flow is famous as this is where the German Navy Fleet was scuttled by the British at the end of WW1.

We have arrived at our B&B in Orkney, but the internet here is painfully slow, as it was in the Outer Hebrides, it makes this Blogging task much harder.

Here are Pics

The view from the B&B near Ullapool

The B&B

Ullapool Harbour

Abive near Knocken Crag, North of Ullapool

Helmsdale

Helmsdale

Contrast at Helmsdale

Helmsdale

above Helmsdale

Above, John O'Groats Headland

The Stacks, near John O'Groats

Us, near John O'Groats

Also, Near John O'Groats

On the Ferry at Scrabster, about to head to Stromness. Captain described seas for the voyage as moderate to poor.

All for now, P S Thanks to Marianne's father for the fleecy jacket she gave me, it is coming in handy now, I think Summer is no more.