Taken on Sanday, Orkney at a Medieval Feast; authentic food, including stuffed Duck, wild hare in gravy, and vegetables roasted in medieval spices. All of it was created by a friend of mine, including wall hangings, room decorations, food, home made "baileys" (ok that might not be medieval but it's wonderful!)
The Lonely Planet Guide to Scotland desrbes Thurso as a grey wet place filled with dissaffected youth and pram pushing teenage mums. We were not expecting much but we booked the Waterside B and B for the night, and prepared to be bored out of our brains....The Waterside looks grim from the outside but is an old building with basic but pleasant rooms, lots of space in them and a lovely proprietor who more than made us feel welcome. She recommended a nearby Indian for dinner so we went for a walk on the beach first ...................
lovely place, really lovely. After dinner we went for a walk to enjoy the sunset, along the pier. After a lovely wander and some chat with the local fishermen we passed a surf shop filled with young folk practising for a musical society! It was one of the most surreal but enjoyable moments listening to showtunes being sung on a deserted pier in the twilight!
Taken between Portpatrick and Stranraer at around 9pm, a moment of perfect beauty and peace. We pulled in behind a large truck on a layby or as the Scots charmingly call them "passing places" and just sat back and enjoyed the view.
