Orkney Islands, Scotland - chat, history, photos
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danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
Nice one! Well done and all the best!
Kune kune pigs! They're awesome and they're getting two more this week. There's chickens and Muscovy ducks and soon cattle too.
I should probably stop spamming this and half a dozen other threads and just start my own.
Yes, do -- I'm definitely interested in hearing all about your Orkney adventures.
I'll do it when I've packed my stuff up and come back, don't think it's going to seem quite real until then!Yes, do -- I'm definitely interested in hearing all about your Orkney adventures.
They have a pair at another farm I've worked on and they're the best. When they're really tame they can almost seem more like dogs than pigs.I’ve just googled kunekune pigs and they sound amazing, love the origin of the name
Voley
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Anyone been to Westray or Sanday? We're thinking of heading back this Summer and fancied a couple of nights on islands we've not seen yet.
When we flew over Sanday last time it was spectacular - mind you, we had one of those days where Orkney decides it'll be the Caribbean, briefly.
Current plan is stay with friends on South Ronaldsay for a couple of nights, couple of nights on Westray/Sanday and maybe a side-trip to Papay if there's time. We didn't do the shortest plane journey in the world last time and I feel like I missed out.
When we flew over Sanday last time it was spectacular - mind you, we had one of those days where Orkney decides it'll be the Caribbean, briefly.
Current plan is stay with friends on South Ronaldsay for a couple of nights, couple of nights on Westray/Sanday and maybe a side-trip to Papay if there's time. We didn't do the shortest plane journey in the world last time and I feel like I missed out.
mx wcfc
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We only went through Westray on a minibus to get the ferry to Papa Westray. Papa Westray is certainly worth a visit, but didn't you go there last time?
Voley
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Yeah I'd gladly go back to Papay, though, it was amazing. Stayed in the YHA for three nights.
I did some volunteering for a dig on Rousay this summer and the lead archaeologists were saying they'd had help at a previous site from some modern stone masons who also did dry stone walling and various things and as well as offering some really interesting insights into the building techniques used, at some points they were saying "we didn't even know it was possible to do this"
Exciting news! The council have finally decided to catch up with the rest of the country and give our gritters names 
Help name a Council gritter!
(And the actual link to make suggestions in case anyone wants to)
Help name a Council gritter!
(And the actual link to make suggestions in case anyone wants to)
Bins of Brodgar surely ?Exciting news! The council have finally decided to catch up with the rest of the country and give our gritters names
Help name a Council gritter!
(And the actual link to make suggestions in case anyone wants to)
nino_savatte
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I'm currently in Orkney visiting family. Photos to follow.
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Melvin Place in Stromness.
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An assortment of boats in Stromness harbour.
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A nearly full moon over the Hamnavoe Estate on the eastern side of the bay.
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A lonely crab fishing boat in Stromness Harbour.
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Inner Holm viewed through a gap in the tightly packed buildings. You can only reach the islet via a causeway at low tide. 1 or 2 people live there.
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Another view of Melvin Place.
discussion of the Orkneyinga saga in this episode of In Our Time
www.bbc.co.uk
In Our Time - The Orkneyinga Saga - BBC Sounds
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Saga of the Earls of Orkney up to the 13th century.
www.bbc.co.uk
