Leaving Mainland
Jun. 25th, 2022 06:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shewhomustWe spent our last day on Mainland in Stromness: I walked down, not by the shortcut but by the route we drive, to see (and photograph) things and views seen from the car - as far as the mist on the hills permitted! I cut into town down Manse Lane, which, durham_rambler points out, meets Free Kirk Lane at the bottom of the hill. He drove down to the Museum, where I met him, and we wore ourselves out walking back and forth along the long street, glad to be able to drive home when we were ready.
Today we took the lunchtime ferry to Hoy, picking up a few things we wanted to do along the south coast of Mainland. I had wanted a closer look at the Hall of Clestrain:
which is the birthplace of John Rae. Then we visited the round church at Orphir, and finally headed for nearby Waulkmill Bay for a walk on the beach. By the time we had clambered down the steps from the car park, and I had fallen over and got both wet and sandy (only a bit) and then back up the steps - well, by that time we were ready to eat our cheese sandwiches and enjoy the view.
Then the ferry, and now here we are at the Stromabank Hotel in Longhope.
durham_rambler points out, meets Free Kirk Lane at the bottom of the hill. He drove down to the Museum, where I met him, and we wore ourselves out walking back and forth along the long street, glad to be able to drive home when we were ready.Today we took the lunchtime ferry to Hoy, picking up a few things we wanted to do along the south coast of Mainland. I had wanted a closer look at the Hall of Clestrain:
which is the birthplace of John Rae. Then we visited the round church at Orphir, and finally headed for nearby Waulkmill Bay for a walk on the beach. By the time we had clambered down the steps from the car park, and I had fallen over and got both wet and sandy (only a bit) and then back up the steps - well, by that time we were ready to eat our cheese sandwiches and enjoy the view.
Then the ferry, and now here we are at the Stromabank Hotel in Longhope.
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