"The Orca"

St Kilda (work party 3) June 2006 Day 2

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June 9th 2006
Day 2 An early rise and shine saw us all down at the jetty loading "The Orca" for 7.20am having prepared and eaten our breakfast."The Orca" is a 42ft motor cruiser specially built for the St Kilda run which can take 12 passengers at 20 knots and is skippered by Angus who fished for lobster and crab for many years around Harris and St Kilda. After leaving the shelter of the small isles off Har ... read more

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