July 2010: less arse surgery, holiday on Orkney

4th: Attempting to repair SURGE

among other faults, disconnected wireless card

6th: trying to install Leopard Server

on Xserve 1

on Xserve 2

on SURGE 1

on SURGE 2

on SURGE 3

11th: in Worcester

at home 1

at home 2

Friday 16th: Inverness to Finstown

ferry arriving into
Gills Bay

Elly and Willie

going on board 1

going on board 2

ferry route according
to jPhone

from Gill's Bay…

…to Pentland Ferrys'
pier…

…to St Margaret's Hope
pier…

…to St Margaret's Hope

arrival in the rain 01

arrival in the rain 02

view from our lounge 01

view from our lounge 02

view from our lounge 03

Saturday 17th: Skara Brae and Skail House, plus buying onions in Stromness

horny Elly 01

horny Elly 02

looking towards
Skail House

Skara Brae tickets

Skara Brae (postcard)

Elly!

14:53

14:54

14:54

14:54

14:55

14:56

14:58

14:59

15:00

15:01

15:02

15:02

15:03

15:04

15:04

15:05

15:06

Skail House 01

Skail House 02

Skail House 03

sunken garden

in visitor centre

Elly-pix 14:40

Elly-pix 14:40

Elly-pix 14:41

Elly-pix 14:42

Elly-pix 14:46

Elly-pix 14:49

Elly-pix 14:59

Skail House (postcard)

Elly-pix 15:01

Sunday 18th: Ring of Brodgar, Stenness Stones, Maes Howe, then Tesco in Kirkwall

arrival at Ring of Brodgar

view from car-park

I loved the texture
of vegetation

flowers with moth

close-up of moth

getting closer

and closer still

stone texture 01

stone texture 02

stone texture 03

It could be you…

struck stone

stone texture 04

stone-face 01

stone-face 02

At Stenness:
sheep scratching

This species seems to
have an unusual face.

dolmen

Wrong way!

sheep peeping

Barnhouse, near Stennes

how they're related

Going the right way

Going up!

Wrong way, again

otter cloud from
our window 01

otter cloud from
our window 02

Monday 19th: Brough of Birsay, Birsay Tearoom, Birsay post office, Earl's Palace, Barony Mill (also in Birsay)

Brough Of Birsay
(postcard)

reconstructed carved
stone

inside church

Can anyone identify
these flowers?

close-up

looking south to
Marwick Head

more flowers

and yet more

looking east to
Costa Head

looking back to
the mainland

read all about it

and yet more flowers

houses

Sauna 1

Sauna 2

Drains 1

Drains/sauna

Sauna underfloor channel

More sauna 1

More sauna 2

Sauna explication

outside of church

causeway

stone texture

Barony Mill works
(movie)

Barony Mill works

Barony Mill recipes

Tuesday 20th: Highland Park distillery, Sheila Fleet/Tankerness, Deerness (including Sandi Sands and The Gloup)

Tankerness coastline

Tankerness coastline

The Gloup

The Gloup

The Gloup

The Gloup

The Gloup

The Gloup

Wednesday 21st: Hoy - Beneth'ill café (North Hoy), Dwarfie Stane, Rackwick, way back, tides outside the flat

Houton (movie)

Houton (movie)

on the B9047
to Linksness

in search of lunch

looking across to
Graemsay

looking across to
Graemsay

looking towards the
Dwarfie Stane

isolated cottage?

Dwarfie Hamars

looking towards the
Dwarfie Stane

looking towards the
Dwarfie Stane

looking north-east
towards Graemsay

entrance to the
Dwarfie Stane

the Dwarfie Stane

inside

inside again

at Rackwick

in the Rackwick
public toilets

in the Rackwick
public toilets

looking along the coast
to Tor Ness

Youth hostel?

Youth hostel?

around Rackwick

around Rackwick

weather (movie)

bird movie 1

Is it a tern?

or just a mutant sparrow?

or maybe a mutant crow?

loading at Lyness 1

loading at Lyness 2

company!

but you're going away!

view from our
lounge window 1
(movie)

view from our
lounge window 2
(movie)

view from our
lounge window 3
(movie)

view from our
lounge window 4
(movie)

view from our
lounge window 5
(movie)

view from our
lounge window 6
(movie)

view from our
lounge window 7
(movie)

view from our
lounge window 8
(movie)

Thursday 22nd: Flight to Papa Westray

Papa Westray from
the south
(postcard)

Papa Westray
Nature Reserve

Papay Walking Guide

loading luggage 1

loading luggage 2

boarding

Papa Westray airport

looking south to
Holland Farm

looking east to
the church and school

local things for
local people

Outside the church

Post Office

Swans at Mill Point

Swans at Mill Point

Swans at Mill Point

looking around
Loch of St Tredwell
(movie)

St Tredwell's Loch
and
The Holm, Papay
(postcard)

Hookin, Papay (postcard)
Read about it here

seascape

seals

horses near
Cupin or Blossom

cliffscape

squark!

looking around
Bay of Moclett
(movie)

Moclett pier
waiting room

inside the waiting room

beach at Bay of Moclett

looking around
Bay of Moclett
(movie)

lunchtime 1

lunchtime 2

gurning bozo

My Own Private
Papa Westray

looking east across
Loch of St Tredwell
to Holm of Papa

I think it's broken.

It sure is.

stone-rooved house

fires station badge

Farm near
Knap of Howar

Knap of Howar

Knap of Howar
(postcard 1)

Knap of Howar
(postcard 2)

Knap of Howar

Knap of Howar

looking around
Knap of Howar
(movie)

view from the north

looking around
Knap of Howar
(movie)

doorway

in the museum 1

in the museum 2

going back to the airport

We're very far away.

airport sign

map

landing
(movie)

taking off

in the air

going back to
Westray Airport

in the air

over Eday(?)

Eday and Faray(?)

in the air

in the air

in the air

in the air

We've done it! certificates

Friday 23rd: Harray Potter, Birsay tearoom, lack of tyre pressure, Broch of Gurness

Harray potter

Broch of Gurness

Saturday 24th: Tomb of the Eagles and the Italian Chapel

cliffscape 1

cliffscape 2

entrance to the tomb

inside 1

side-cell

inside (movie)

inside (movie)

inside

inside

side-cell

side-cell

exit

cliffscape

Italian Chapel
explanation 1

Italian Chapel
explanation 2

outside

inside

altar detail

altar

lamp

This 'stonework' is
actually painted
plasterboard!

ironwork

looking around
(movie)

station XI

station XI

station XI

painted stonework

painted stonework

font

looking around
the outside
(movie)

looking across a
Churchill barrier
to St Mary's

looking across a
Churchill barrier
to St Mary's

strange hayricks

Just in case we didn't send you a postcard

St Magnus' cathedral

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