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Mini Break to South Ronaldsay

We celebrated our wedding anniversary the other week so took a short 'staycation' to South Ronaldsay. We don't tend to go over the...

Aikerness (Evie) Beach

This morning I took a trip to Evie to the Mistra shop and Post Office. We're been having a wee lock down clear out so I had an eBay...

Open Water Sea Swim

Ever since moving to Orkney, we had been planning to go sea swimming as we have such lovely beaches and clear water it seems silly not...

Morning Block Walk

We're so lucky where we live that there is a nice morning circuit just enough for me and the ole dog. Many of our previous guests have...

Exploring the Brough of Deerness

We decided to go on a trip out to the far East of Orkney mainland to the Brough of Deerness. Living on the west of mainland Orkney we...

Birsay, Sunshine and Puffins!

Today I had a wonderful day out exploring the beautiful views of Orkney (more on that later) and I thought isn't it a shame our usual...