Orkneys out and about

When you travel to Scotland try to make time to visit the Shetland Islands and the Orkney Islands. When you’re out and about in the Orkneys you will find some really beautiful landscapes and you will also I think be surprised by how many ancient people travel to this windy and cold series of Islands. The weather is very difficult but it is a very fertile, geologically ancient with bountiful seas. But when you visit you should have a car since local transport is not really adequate for short intensive visits.

Orkney rabbits
potential dangers everywhere
Beautiful vegetation
The wonderful clean waters and vegetation
Rainy weather
The reason it’s so beautifully green and lush is because there is so much rain
The castle ruined
There are many old ruins and castles here
And or a buddy
Your potential next buddy
The Orkney ferry
The way to get to the Orkneys in comfort
Ferry main desk
The ferry’s main desk
The dog lounge
In case you bring your dog
The bar
The bar and one of the lounge areas
Restaurant area
The restaurant area
Out and about with the geology
The amazing geology
Cold and windy weather
It was cold and windy on the boat
Offloading
Offloading the cars
Craggy Beachside
Just a beautiful craggy beach side
A treasure trove inlet
A small inlet. Maybe there was buried treasure here
A nice Citroen on the Orkneys
Some lady and her dog had a very nice Citroen
A nice beach
One of the very nice beaches
Viking marker
An ancient Viking marker
Old marking stone from the Vikings
This was the actual old stone

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