On Saturday 7th we said good by to our hosts and made our way to Kirkwall by way of the Churchill barriers,built in the second world war to stop the German submarines from sinking our ships in Scappa Flow.Our accommodation for the next three nights was the Shore B&B which had smart rooms,a restaurant and a lounge facing the harbour.
Kirkwall is the largest town in Orkney,with all the shops you could ask for in the oldest part of the town with Flagstone roads and the imposing St Magnus cathedral & the ruins of the Bishops Palace.The following day we took the bus to Stromness, and walked along the coast with great views of the hills of Hoy across Hoy Sound ,with plenty of bird life and fifty plus seals ,another great day.On Wednesday we flew back to Bristol. In the next post The House.
