Finally! Cold and rainy weather! I no longer believed it existed! We’re in Stromness, Orkney waiting for our ferry. The terminal doesn’t open for a bit over an hour and the pub we had dinner at was nice, but we felt guilty taking up a table when there were people waiting for dinner seating so…

We booked Orkney Uncovered to take us around to various prehistoric sites. These included Skara Bear, Maes Howe, and Brogdar’s Ring. Kinlay was a fantastic and amusing host, full of local and historic knowledge. (ETA – I thought I corrected “Skara Bear” to “Skara Brae”. I’m not fixing it now.) Got dinner and dessert at…