Wick
April 28 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
We spontaneously decided to head to Wick on the train and get the bus to John O Groats from there, instead of getting off at Thurso and busing it from there.
After an enjoyable river side walk, weRead more
John O Groats
Apr 28–29 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
The furthest north I've ever been...until tomorrow at least!
We originally couldn't figure out how to fit John O Groats into our plans, but happy we made the effort. It was fun to see the area, andRead more
St Magnus Cathedral
April 29 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
A nice cathedral right in the middle of Kirkwall, we enjoyed having a wander round on our first day.
Skara Brae
April 30 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Probably the most famous of the tourist attractions we were going to see we were worried that it would be teaming with other tourists, but delighted when we realised we were there for opening withRead more
Ring of Brodgar
April 30 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We originally got off the bus a bit further away from the Ring of Brodgar, but the other stone circle we wanted to see was on private land unfortunately. Weather made it a beautiful day for a wanderRead more
Stones of Stenness
April 30 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Our final stone circle of the day, we stopped for a picnic lunch while looking over the Loch and then carried on over a bridge, past a flock of swans, and a large standing stone at the side of theRead more
Unstan Chambered Cairn
April 30 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
A smaller cairn Luke found as we couldn't get tickets to Maeshow, we had originally decided to go back to Kirkwall after walking along the stone circles but ended up getting the wrong bus so made aRead more
Italian Chapel
May 1 in Scotland ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
A very unusual chapel which was lovingly crafted by prisoners of war during WWII. The level of detail was astounding, with beautiful lanterns made from corned beef cans.
Really interesting to see,Read more
Birsay
May 1 in Scotland ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
We stopped by Birsay before going across the Brough, saw the ruins of the Earls Palace and also a few cute ducklings swimming along the burn. Really cute spot to stop, there was also rabbits in theRead more
Brough of Birsay
May 1 in Scotland ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
Accessible only at low tide, and with having to time this with the buses, we had to go later in the day across to the island. It was extremely windy, so we couldn't get too close to the edge to spotRead more
Cuween Cairn
May 2 in Scotland ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
A bit of a walk from the nearest bus stop, then a short steep climb up the hill, over a style, and a crawl through the entrance leads you into this small cairn. Definitely worth the effort, and weRead more



























































































