Today was very very wet, so I headed to the capital city of Orkney - Kirkwall. Having parked for the very reasonable rate of £1.50 for 8 hours, I made for the offices of Orkney Ferries to book a couple of excursions for the week. No spoilers here, but the first is tomorrow, so not long to wait... I then popped into the Orkney Wireless Museum. This houses a fascinating collection of radios, some of which were very similar to those my Grandparents had. There was...

Today was another day of gorgeous sunshine, but accompanied by high winds with gusts of over 40mph. Therefore, after a delicious breakfast, I decided to head for an exposed hillside! Wideford Hill, just outside the capital of Kirkwall, is home to another Neolithic Cairn (there are lots here). It's reached from a small car park halfway up the hill by a 20 minute walk along the exposed hillside. Once there, I had to slide the hatch aside and descend a metal ladder...

Today I finally got to Orkney, and the sun shone all day - I had to break out the suncream! Yesterday's excursions on Cape Wrath must've taken it out on me as I slept for a full 8 hours! Therefore it was, by my standards, a lazy start to the day. When checking out after another lovely breakfast (the sausage in particular was special) I asked about accessing the lovely beach I could see from my room, but it turns out that because it's the other side of the river ...

Today was all about Cape Wrath, which is the north western tip of mainland Scotland. However it's not possible to drive there as the only road is not connected to the rest of the road network. Therefore, after lovely breakfast prepared by Sarah at Churchend, I drove the 3 miles to Keoldale Pier to board the passenger ferry for the 5 minute trip across The Kyle of Durness. From there it is an 11 mile minibus ride to the Cape. However, this takes at least an hour ...

Today was the best weather yet, though still a few showers - but I managed to miss most of them. After another comfortable night and lovely breakfast, this time courtesy of The Birches in Dingwall, I headed 5 miles up the road to Strathpeffer to view The Eagle Stone, a 7th century Pictish stone featuring a carving of a horseshoe and eagle - hence the name. A little further on I visited the spectacular Rogie Falls. There are a choice of two way marked walks to t...