Tag Archives: Orkney

All the way to Ullapool

Posted on 16 Jul 2013 by lornaofarabia

A couple of days ago I happened to see a poster advertising a “Ferry and B&B Offer” in the window of the NorthLink ferry terminal. This offer turned out to be the best bargain we’ve encountered this summer. The morning … Continue reading →

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Here comes the rain again

Posted on 15 Jul 2013 by lornaofarabia

On our last full day in Orkney we made a day trip to the island of Hoy. The largest village, Lyness, is on the southeast coast of the island but we bypassed the big city (just kidding: the entire island of … Continue reading →

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Neolithic Orkney

Posted on 14 Jul 2013 by lornaofarabia

Among the many amazing sights to be seen in this place are the Neolithic monuments. Everyone’s heard of Stonehenge in southern England, but not everyone knows that the British Isles are positively littered with stone age ruins. Orkney, as you … Continue reading →

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Inspiration

Posted on 13 Jul 2013 by lornaofarabia

I love this poem. I carried and shared it on Poem in your Pocket Day on April 18, soon after we decided to come here this summer. The author lived for a time on Rousay, a small island off Orkney’s … Continue reading →

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Walking on Westray

Posted on 12 Jul 2013 by lornaofarabia

Westray is the second largest island in the Orkneys. Its main village, Pierowall, consists of a small hotel with restaurant, two general stores, a fish vendor, a chippie (open summers only), and the hostel where we are staying. People come … Continue reading →

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Kirkwall

Posted on 11 Jul 2013 by lornaofarabia

Last night we got stuck in Kirkwall. While I love Orkney (I’ve been here twice before), I had hoped to avoid its capital city, which I remembered didn’t have a whole lot to recommend it. But we arrived too late … Continue reading →

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