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Published: August 6th 2007
Day 66 Orkneys, Kirkwall
Day 66 The Earl's Palace, Kirkwall
in the morning Day 66: Tuesday 11th. July 2006: Clear and sunny: As we wandered out of the hostel we were amazed to see the condition of the driveway we'd negotiated very well in the dark the night before - it was full of potholes and water and slush. - then a short walk on level ground into town to the Earl's Palace and information booth so booked a tour with the Orkney Bus with Malcolm as our guide. The commentary was brilliant and informative as we travelled to Scara Brae, a Neolithic settlement dating between 3200 and 2200 BC; the 17th. century Skail House where they have Captain Cook's dinner set, the Ring of Bragdar- a place like Stonehenge then onto Scapa Flow - one of Britain's most historic waterways - it was the base of the British fleet in 1st. World War where the Germans scuttled their own Fleet of 74 ships = all the places you read about and hope to see one day.
We had a wander around town and back to the Palace, Abbots House and the Cathedral. We had to keep looking because we only had 1 day here. Lots of photos of another wonderful day.
Day 66 Orkneys, Kirkwall
Day 66 The Orkneys Coach tour
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