Lerwick Dock

Lerwick ... Capitol of the Shetlands - Belfast ... Capitol of Northern IreIand

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October 18th 2017
Ullapool – Thurso …. travel all day ;;; bus to Inverness then train to Thurso Spend two sleeps in Thurso … visit John o'Groats and get chinese for dinner...work on blog in breakfast room Shiela from Thurso House drops me at ferry terminal... cast off for Stromness ...then bus to Kirkwall … only a half hour... spend long wet noisy day in Kirkwall... long and not inspiring ... board ferry ... read more

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