The Orkneys

Plane landing on Barra beach



Shoreline at Outer Hebrides



Wild flowers on Hebrides



Scene from ur campsite



Eat your heart out Bondi

There is a real problem with network in this part of the world. We are now in the Orkneys , arrived Thursday and will be here until next Thursday before we sail off for he Shetland Islands. I love this place as I did last time I was here. The archeology finds are just continuing all the time and there is a lot more to be seen. The Catherdral here has tombstones from 1500's and we seen a wedding here yesterday. Haven't downloaded pictures as yet. We saw photos of 5000 year old skulls found in a burial chamber and lots of artifacts recovered from the chamber. We also climbed inside it, a bit claustaphobic. The people here are very much like they are at home and sometimes we have to pinch ourselves to remember where we are. The plane on the beach at Barra is landing on its airport. The plane comes in when the tides are out. It has a surface like tiny shells compacted down. We are on count down now and only have one month today before we fly out to Shanghai.  Midgies are not so bad this time, but the weather remains a bit on the wet/overcast side and photos can still be a bit dull. Hoping to get a haircut today. Wer haver found a pentecostal church in Orkneys to go to tomorrow. We have had some very varied church services I muxt say. Hope you are all keeping well and looking forward to seeing you all again. Very mixed feelings as we are enjoying ourselves so much We could easy stay on longer oif it wasn't for our commitments and doggies. Till next time. Love you all