Europe 2023

april - juni 2023

2 month continuous first class senior Interrail pass Les mer

90fotspor
22land
66dager
1,5kbilder
36videoer
21,6kkilometer
2,4kkilometer
363kilometer
172nautiske mil
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- 14. apr. 2023, 14:01
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Høyde: 40 m
- Skottland Highland Uig 57.591667, -6.37333357°35’30” N 6°22’24” W
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Dag 9
Skye to North Uist, and back
14. april 2023, Skottland ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
What a great day! Woke up at 7:45 with only a vague idea of catching busses round the island. The 8:30 to Uig is the first to go so I hope on it. The driver asks me if I'm going to catch the ferry. A lightbulb goes ping 💡. A quick check shows there is a 9:30 ferry to Lochmaddy on North Uist. The only catch is it is also the last ferry back to Uig so I'll only have 5 minutes on North Uist.
The weather is wonderful, no wind, sun shining. On the way across I see a school of porpoises!
Once back in Uig there is a bus in 15 minutes to continue my loop round the top of the island, on single track roads! Arrive back in Portree and there is a coach to Kyleakin sitting in the bus station, so I get my bag from the hostel and I'm off.
Arrive at Saucy Mary's at 5 to find I have a dorm room all to myself. An evening stroll round this lovely fishing village and it's time for a pub meal of steak pie followed by sticky toffee pudding.Les mer
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Reisende Like a mirror!
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Reisende Very pretty 😍
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- 14. apr. 2023, 18:31
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Høyde: 8 m
- Skottland Highland Kyleakin Kyle Akin 57.271667, -5.72166757°16’18” N 5°43’18” W
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Kyleakin
14. april 2023, Skottland ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
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- 15. apr. 2023, 18:21
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Høyde: 8 m
- Skottland Caithness-shire Wick Caithness General Hospital 58.441667, -3.09666758°26’30” N 3°5’48” W
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Kyle of Lochalsh to Wick
15. april 2023, Skottland ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
A 5 bed dorm all to myself, and the bus goes at 10. So the luxury of a good proper shower and clean up. Plus rearrange my bag. Looking forward to laundry on Shetland.
Bus takes 5 minutes to cross the bridge to Kyle of Lochalsh where there is a 2 hour wait for the train.
Train is a single class 2 carriage affair but amazingly my seat reservation is there! However it's an in interesting seat so I sit in a better one.
Train goes up the coast first so some nice sea views, then cross country. Nice rugged moorland country to Dingwall.
At Dingwall a similar train combination to Wick, partially up the West coast. Shame the tide is out. Landscape very different here. Lowlands, fields and green.
At Wick book into BnB for the night.Les mer
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- 16. apr. 2023, 10:47
- ☁️ 9 °C
- Høyde: 11 m
- Skottland Highland John O' Groats 58.643333, -3.0758°38’36” N 3°4’12” W
Dag 11
Wick, John o'Groats
16. april 2023, Skottland ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Here I make my first discovery. There are no busses to John o'Groats on Sundays. After reviewing the alternatives (none) decide to hitch.
Book a 7:30 breakfast and hit the road at 8. There is a Tesco on the edge of town on the way so decide to hitch from there.
Within 15 minutes a van stops. The driver can take me half way. Another 5 minutes and another van takes me all the way to the John o'Groats car park!
Take lots of photo's and send a postcard to the kids. It's 6 km to the ferry terminal so I set of walking / hitching. Within 5 minutes I get a lift off a couple to the ferry terminal. From being worried this morning I'm now 2 hours early.Les mer
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- 16. apr. 2023, 11:37
- ☁️ 9 °C
- Høyde: 7 m
- Skottland Orkney Islands Kirkwall 58.831667, -2.96333358°49’54” N 2°57’48” W
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Dag 11
To Kirkwall, Orkney
16. april 2023, Skottland ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
The 1 hour crossing is smooth as silk and soon I'm in St. Margaret's Hope. There's 50 minutes wait for the bus, but luckily a pub.
Bus to Kirkwall and find hostel which is about 1 km out of town.
Dump bags and head into town for some fish and chips and a mouch around.Les mer
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Reisende The sea is so calm!
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Reisende I remember clambering about in that castle. Did you go in?
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Reisende Nice shot!
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Reisende Not open today. I've got 2 days to visit it.
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- 17. apr. 2023, 08:56
- 🌬 9 °C
- Høyde: 7 m
- Skottland Orkney Islands Kirkwall 58.974283, -2.96344358°58’27” N 2°57’48” W
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Orkney
17. april 2023, Skottland ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
Up early and off to see the sights which mostly lie on the X1 bus route. First off the Italian Chapel. Get there before it opens. Opens after 5 minutes and I have the place to myself. Back on the X1 and off to Maeshowe burial tomb.
Get off bus where Google maps indicates. I can see the tomb at the side of the road and a sign saying Visitor Centre 1 mile away. What's the point of that? Tomb is disappointing as there is a little cked grill across the entrance.
About 2 km away are the Stones of Stennen and Barnhouse neolithic village. About 2 km further is the ring of Dogmar . Very impressive stone circle which is very wide.Les mer
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Reisende Looks like you had the place to yourself!
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- 17. apr. 2023, 13:15
- 🌬 12 °C
- Høyde: 8 m
- Skottland Orkney Islands Stenness Ring of Brogar 59.000869, -3.23003259°0’3” N 3°13’48” W
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Dag 12
Orkney 2
17. april 2023, Skottland ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
,walk long way back to road and take bus to Stromness, but not impressed and head back to hostel.
Disappointed about Maeshowe and the fact there is no public transport to Skara Brae!
In the hostel talk to a woman staying there. She tells me the idea is you get off the bus at the visitor centre where you then ride to Maeshowe on a minibus with a guide who unlocks the grate, let's you in, and tells you all about the site. Decide to give it another go in the morning.
All goes as explained. 👍 No photos allowed inside though..
On the minibus I hear what looks like another tour operator mention Skara Brae. Later I ask our guide in a semi loud voice if there is any public transport to Skara Brae. We're going there says the other man, we'll give you a lift 👍
Gives me a lift via ring of Dogmar again.Les mer
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Reisende The Ring of Brodgar is in a really special location!
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Reisende The days of the Soda Fountain are long gone
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Reisende Beautiful place with quite a disruptive story
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- 19. apr. 2023, 07:17
- ☀️ 7 °C
- Høyde: Sjønivå
- Skottland Shetland Islands Lerwick North Ness 60.161667, -1.14666760°9’42” N 1°8’48” W
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Dag 14
Orkney to Shetland
19. april 2023, Skottland ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Very impressed with Skara Brae. 5000 years old! Get lift to Stromness with same people and take X1 back to Kirkwall. Have a look round St. Mangus Cathedral and back to hostel to wait for 11 pm ferry.
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Reisende Mr Rae is looking very casual or perhaps aiming for alluring?
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Reisende Whoa! You can just tell he wrote that himself...
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- 19. apr. 2023, 09:25
- ☀️ 9 °C
- Høyde: 25 m
- Skottland Shetland Islands Lerwick Ware Geo 60.153333, -1.14166760°9’12” N 1°8’30” W
Dag 14
Shetland
19. april 2023, Skottland ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
The sailing from Orkney to Shetland is as smooth as silk. I find my chair put on my eye mask and away to sleep. Wake up at 6 in time for breakfast. Get off boat and soon find hostel. Dump backpack and off to explore.
Lerwick is a lovely little town, soon find DI Perez house.
Tourist information tell me it's the same bus for St. Ninians and Jarlshof. So off I go.Les mer
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- 19. apr. 2023, 11:59
- ☀️ 9 °C
- Høyde: Sjønivå
- Skottland Shetland Islands Bigton Saint Ninian’s Bay 59.97, -1.34166759°58’12” N 1°20’30” W
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St. Ninians
19. april 2023, Skottland ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Arrive at Bigton for St. Ninians. There is filming going on for Shetland but not on the beach fortunately.
The beach is amazing. Because of the way St. Ninians Isle affects the currents waves go both ways round the isle and meet up causing the beach to form. It's very odd to walk on a beach and hear waves on both sides of you.Les mer
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