Stronsay, like the rest of the Orkney Isles gets a LOT of wind! [Kyle]From busy Kirkwall, we sailed to the quiet little village of Whitehall...

Scenes from Kirkwall on the Mainland of the Orkney Isles [Maryanne]Kirkwall is the capital of the Orkneys, and is on the main island (or mai...

Copinsay Island on a nice, calm day [Kyle]Okay, we were not exactly in the dreaded, deadly, killer Pentland Firth, which separates mainland ...

[Kyle]Before leaving Wick, I decided to take one grand last tour of the countryside by running a big twelve mile loop to the south of the to...

[Kyle]After a week or so, I was beginning to feel pretty at home in Wick. With not very much to do, Maryanne and I were able to space out Wi...

Old Wick Castle [Maryanne]Kyle and I managed a good hike to the south to check out remains of Old Wick Castle. Supposedly there was a trail...

[Kyle]The time came for us to leave Helmsdale. We used a trip across town to drop off our recycling as an excuse to take a farewell stroll t...

[Maryanne]Helmsdale is a small village, the modern form of which was purpose built in the early 1800's by the local land owners (The Ear...