Brough of Birsay

August 24th 2019
Orkney. Stromness and Scara Brae. I can thoroughly recommend the Ferry Inn with good rooms and good food. As we were waiting to depart at 8.30am who should be outside the hotel but Rosie,an old family friend. What a delight to catch up after several years. Heading north again the minor roads took us up and down several hills to Scara Brae. This is a 5,000 year old settlement which was discover ... read more

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Richard Dugdale

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I am a retired engineer, born in 1945, who loves cycle touring. I started by riding Lands End John O Groats for charity. Followed by C2C, the Three Towers (Blackpool - London -Paris Blackpool), European section of North Sea Cycle Route (Rotterdam to Bergen, 3,500 km), several sportives and trips to Spain and the Alps, Slovenia, Albania, Macedonia, Turkey, Japan, Kerala and Tamil Nadu (India), Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Australia, including Tasmania and New Zealand. Kyushu Japan, USA, Republic of Ireland, Germany and Sicily. I ride two days every week with some retired riders and usually lead a... full info

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