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Orkney to the Hansa Worlds
  • John Sanderson
  • Margaret Sanderson
  • John Sanderson
  • Margaret Sanderson

Orkney to the Hansa Worlds

The trip starts in Scotland through Glasgow, Edinburgh, to north Scotland. Across to the Orkney islands.
With a wondering trip through Sunderland, Cambridge to Odiham and London.
Then to Bruges and off to Portugal for the Hansa World championship Leer más
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  • Inicio del viaje
    5 de septiembre de 2023
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    Highland tour details.

    7 de septiembre de 2023, Escocia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

    A small bus with a most entertaining driver. Crossed the Clyde at Dumbarton, the home of Ballantyne whisky. I believe where the Cutty Sark was built. Along the Leven river to Loch Lomond and a stop a Tarbet for the views of Ben Lomond. Tarbet for a cealec for full boat.

    Inverary is a pretty town with fairytale castle. Aside from a dower Edwardian church the architecture is very sama same as specified by Lord Argyle and all white my. The castle is built in green schist that changes colour with the weather and the light. Sits on the side of Loch Fyne.

    Kilchurn castle, I think on the side of Loch Awe. Was very picturesque. Jumped a bit when the just subsonic Typhoon overflow I guess on the way to Loosiemoth.

    Travelled along Loch Awe famous for its oysters and submarine base. The base will be a tricky part of negotiations if Scotland gains independence.

    Beautiful Oban for lunch. Lots of seafood options and photo ops.

    The highlight on the way back to Glasgow was Glencoe which deserves two footprints. One for the Piper at the Three Sisters lookout and one for the rest. Separate footprint.    Leer más

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    Highland tour Glencoe

    7 de septiembre de 2023, Escocia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

    Glencoe has a sad history the Clan MacDonald was massacred by William III in 1692.

    The valley is a very long and spectacular carved by glaciers and surrounded by craggy peaks. The visitors centre is very good, there are insights into the history, a display on alpine rescue, any a wonderful recreation of turf family home.

    Driving away from the town we pass the Harry Potter film site of Hagred's hut. We stop at the Three Sisters lookout where the ambiance is enhance by a busking piper. Further along is the Glencoe Ski centre. At the top of the valley very extensive peat bogs.    Leer más

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    Friday night in Glasgow, lots going on.

    8 de septiembre de 2023, Escocia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    Friday 8th September Glasgow at night Waxy O'Connor's pub. Crazy building so many different levels with the performance visible from a number of then. Lots of quirky memorable around the place.

    I do have a nice performance video that doesn't want to load.Leer más

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    Edinburgh to Loosiemoth

    10 de septiembre de 2023, Escocia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    Early morning walk up the Royal Mile. Stayed in the Voco hotel on Royal Terrace.Picked up by Cathy and Rolf for the drive to Loosiemoth.
    First stop was the masterpiece of engineering the Falkirk Wheel.
    Drive through Sterling, spotted a working Breaded Collie. Snaps of Wallace monument.
    Heaven Scent cafe, Milnathort for lunch most enjoyable.
    Then over the Cairngorms, rather spectacular scenery.
    Dinner at Catch 79 was really nice.    Leer más

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    Aviemore and walk at Glenmore

    11 de septiembre de 2023, Escocia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    Coffee and very nice cannoli in Aviemore. Glenmore is just out of town. Walk to a Bothy, eight and a bit kilometres. Very scenic, took a slightly more challenging path on the way back.

    Dinner at Catch 79 in Loosiemouth was delightful. There was a little bit of dropsie during dinner, oops.Leer más

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    Clava Cairns near Culloden

    12 de septiembre de 2023, Escocia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    DONE, consider camera or edited photos.

    Clava Cairns are a well-preserved Bronze Age cemetery complex of passage graves; ring cairns, kerb cairns and standing stones in a beautiful setting.

    A hugely significant and exceptionally well preserved prehistoric site, Clava Cairns is a fantastic example of the distant history of Highland Scotland, dating back about 4,000 years.Leer más

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    Skara Brea

    14 de septiembre de 2023, Escocia ⋅ 🌬 14 °C

    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.    Leer más

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    Skaill house

    14 de septiembre de 2023, Escocia ⋅ 🌬 15 °C

    Included is entry to Skaill house. Overlooking the spectacular Bay of Skaill, Skaill House is the finest 17th Century mansion in Orkney. Home of William Graham Watt, 7th Laird of Breckness, who unearthed the World famous neolithic village of Skara Brae in 1850. Originally built in 1620 for the bishop George Graham.Leer más

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    Churchill barriers and Italian chapel

    14 de septiembre de 2023, Escocia ⋅ 🌬 15 °C

    Churchill barriers, sunken ships and concrete blocks. It was the sinking of HMS Royal Oak more than 80 years ago that set in motion plans to build these four concrete causeways. A German U-boat crawled into Scapa Flow in October 1939 and fired torpedoes at the slumbering battleship, resulting in the loss of 834 lives. Now the causeway are important links to the mainland to isles of Lamb Holm, Glimps Holm, Burray and South Ronaldsay.

    Italian chapel, amazing what was achieved with a couple of Nissan hits. These POWs labour was used in building of the Churchill barriers.

    Lunch at the Murray Arms Hotel at the aptly named St Margaret's Hope on the island of South Ronaldsay. Crab meat sandwich, more than enough for two. With a pint of Orkney Gold.    Leer más

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    Ring of Brodgar, Stenness Standing Stone

    14 de septiembre de 2023, Escocia ⋅ 🌬 15 °C

    The Ring of Brodgar Stone Circle and Henge is an enormous ceremonial site dating back to the 3rd millennium BC. A massive stone circle, originally consisting of 60 stones – 36 survive today. At least 13 prehistoric burial mounds. A large rock-cut ditch surrounding the stone circle.

    The Stones of Stenness today consist of four upright stones up to 6m in height in a circle that originally held 12 stones. The focus of the interior was a large hearth. The stones were encircled by a large ditch and bank, the form of which has been lost over time by ploughing.

    Lunch at Stromness. Lovely soup in a riverside cafe.    Leer más

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    Queensferry, Clyde Bridges. Dalmeny

    16 de septiembre de 2023, Escocia

    Ferry from Stromness to Scrabster. Then drive down the A9 towards Edinburgh, back over the Cairngorms.

    Queensferry, Clyde bridges, historic hotel. The Hawes Inn. Below the hill from Dalmeny where Rolf's mother's family comes from.Leer más

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    Newcastle upon Tyne

    17 de septiembre de 2023, Inglaterra ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Walked across the Millennium bridge. There was an extensive Sunday market along the Nth Quayside. Lots of good stuff and a wide food selection. We followed the directions from a Gordie YouTube, up Earl street to the Earl Grey monument, past the Theatre Royal, through the lovely Central Market. Loved the Waterstones bookshop across from Greys monument.

    We did a lot walking, Margy did really well.    Leer más

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