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CARL Mar 24, 2010 15:04:06
Replying to sleeptowin

Just to add to the thread. I am planning to go to the Orkneys in early July this year. We are driving up the west coast of Scotland (via overnight stops at Helensburgh / Invergary / Ullapool and Thurso. Then 7 nights in Stromness before returning to South Wales down the east coast of Scotland (stopping off at Helmsdale / Inverness and again at Helensburgh). Needless to say my itinery is chock-a-block with a full 16 days of 'old stones ' and 'old castles' planned. I plan to have 1 day on Rousay and 1 day on Hoy - 5 days on Mainland Orkney. This is my 'once in a lifetime' holiday so I am enjoing reading all your experiences of previous visits to the Orkneys. I plan to give an updat on my return. It may take some time to write!! Best wishes to all who read this.

T tjj
tjj Mar 24, 2010 16:42:58
Replying to CARL

CARL wrote:
Just to add to the thread. I am planning to go to the Orkneys in early July this year. We are driving up the west coast of Scotland (via overnight stops at Helensburgh / Invergary / Ullapool and Thurso. Then 7 nights in Stromness before returning to South Wales down the east coast of Scotland (stopping off at Helmsdale / Inverness and again at Helensburgh). Needless to say my itinery is chock-a-block with a full 16 days of 'old stones ' and 'old castles' planned. I plan to have 1 day on Rousay and 1 day on Hoy - 5 days on Mainland Orkney. This is my 'once in a lifetime' holiday so I am enjoing reading all your experiences of previous visits to the Orkneys. I plan to give an updat on my return. It may take some time to write!! Best wishes to all who read this.
CARL your trip sounds well planned and can only be Fabulous - I fulfilled a long held ambition to visit Orkney and Shetland last summer. I will definitely be going back to Orkney, perhaps next year. The ferry trip from Thurso gives a wonderful view of Old Man of Hoy - it was misty and chilly the morning I went but by late morning the mist lifted and Orkney turned into a shining, magical island - perhaps I was just lucky.
I look forward to reading the account of your trip.

BuckyE, my second favourite sweater is slate grey, hand knitted on Aran (off the west coast of Ireland) bought in Kinsale, near Cork a few years back and worn almost every day during our cold winter this year.