Skara Brea

Delightful morning tea and scones at Tea For Two at Birsay. Enjoyed the Scottish breakfast tea.

The site is older than Stonehenge and the pyramids, it is 5000 years old or 3100 BCE. The Neolithic village, the houses were preserved by the cover of sand dunes and only discovered in the 1850s. The is very well organised, starts with a very informative exhibition covering many facets of the original structures and insights into there day to day lives. Then there is a replica home, this is important as it protects the originals from the hordes of tourists.

Very keen windsurfer, out jumping waves.Read more