A two-hour drive from Inverness to Scrabster for an hour and
a half ferry ride to Orkney Island at the
northern tip of Scotland There is no tradition of kilts, clans or bagpipes here. It has been a trading post primarily of the
Norwegian realm throughout the centuries and has a decidedly Scandinavian feel
to it. Although green like Scotland, it
is flat with farmland, grazing cows and sheep and only a few trees.
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| 100% of Orkney Island's electricity is provided by windmills |
Other than the isolation from civilization, people come to
Orkney for two reasons. First, the
prehistoric ruins. More people lived
here 5,000 years ago than live here now.
Ruins to support that.
And World
Wars I and II. An incredible loss of
life due to ship sinkings in the nearby harbors.
Today we got a lay of the land, checked into our Airbnb, (a 200-year-old
converted cow shed), and visited the Broch of Gurness. A 2,000-year-old Iron Age settlement, a noted
icon of Orkney’s rich heritage.
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