Saturday 21 July 2007

Haggis Day 2

July 15th

On Sunday, Scotland turned on a brilliant sunny day. We could see for miles and miles.

The Orkneys were clearly visible from John O Groats. Unfortunately, the puffins weren't. (It's the end of the season, and we weren't looking at the right times of day.)
Only seagulls, no puffins...

The local residents were happy to have their photos taken.

Time to say goodbye to mainland Scotland. We've got a ferry to catch.


We've been looking at some of the old stately homes of the Orkneys:

Some were drearier than a tomb.

One of the oldest Orkney community members:

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