Finally getting away for a wee break.

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With the restrictions on the ferries finally lifted from this weekend and staying in self contained accommodation allowed we are planning to get away on the 12th. Just a quick little jaunt to Orkney Mainland then back again on the 15th.

We hope to wild camp but will see how the land lies when we get there. Relatives living on Orkney Mainland say that the town is already quite busy and there are already a few motorhomes about!

Fortunately living here we know a few well out of the way places, and if push comes to shove we could park on our daughters driveway.

Last option is to book onto a CMC CL.

I've kept saying that there is "no rush, we can wait for a bit" but it's no good, we've not been away in this van since it was finished just before lockdown came into force, Marlene also mentioned that we haven't just been waiting since then, we've effectively been off the road since June last year when our Hymer died (The Good and Very Bad News).

We're not stupid though and lockdown restrictions or not we certainly don't intend to go any further afield than Orkney for a little while yet.

It will just be nice to give the van a proper shake down and do a bit supermarket shopping, stock up on cheaper booze, fuel (I haven't filled the van since I bought it in January), any other silly little things that aren't available on Westray, and have a Chinese take away! Hell we might even have a kebab, and an Indian, we're going to be there for three nights :rolleyes:

Phill
 
The weather has been glorious so we jumped the gun and came over to Kirkwall (Orkney Mainland) this afternoon.

Did a quick shop at Lidl and Tesco, then got two fish suppers which we ate looking over the bay the car park at Ayres Mill roundabout -

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Once we were fed and watered we took a short ride out to the Brochure of Gurness where we intend to spend the night.

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Not great photos, sorry.

Phill
 
linkshouse said:
The weather has been glorious so we jumped the gun and came over to Kirkwall (Orkney Mainland) this afternoon.

Did a quick shop at Lidl and Tesco, then got two fish suppers which we ate looking over the bay the car park at Ayres Mill roundabout -

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Once we were fed and watered we took a short ride out to the Brochure of Gurness where we intend to spend the night.

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Not great photos, sorry.

Phill
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Seriously envious ...enjoy
 
Off to Lancashire on Sunday. Bound to be wet.....and infectious (Blackburn with Darwen)
I live in the dry south!
 
We stayed at the Bay of Skaill all day but it was a glorious day and this is a popular beach, around three o’clock it started to get quite busy. The cherry on the top was three cars filled with “bairns” (our disparaging term for kewl youths anywhere under mid twenties) and decided the need to show off there super duper sound system to the rest of us.

Marlene said “you know what’s great about a motorhome? You can just move on if you don’t like somewhere”

So that’s what we did. We drove over to Mull Head car park and parked up there x

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There was a couple of empty cars there when we arrived, and we were surprised at the pretty steady flow of cars through the evening. Obviously a popular spot for parking up and taking dogs for a walk. But at least these were all “grown ups” just exercising their dogs. All quiet, just the occasional friendly wave.

We also took Oscar for a walk over to the Gloup -

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After our walk we cooked and ate dinner then watched Vera in bed!

Happy days - and nights :)

Phill
 
linkshouse said:
We stayed at the Bay of Skaill all day but it was a glorious day and this is a popular beach, around three o’clock it started to get quite busy. The cherry on the top was three cars filled with “bairns” (our disparaging term for kewl youths anywhere under mid twenties) and decided the need to show off there super duper sound system to the rest of us.

Marlene said “you know what’s great about a motorhome? You can just move on if you don’t like somewhere”

So that’s what we did. We drove over to Mull Head car park and parked up there x

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There was a couple of empty cars there when we arrived, and we were surprised at the pretty steady flow of cars through the evening. Obviously a popular spot for parking up and taking dogs for a walk. But at least these were all “grown ups” just exercising their dogs. All quiet, just the occasional friendly wave.

We also took Oscar for a walk over to the Gloup -

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Hmm, this photo is the right way round on my iPad, can’t see how to rotate it here.

After our walk we cooked and ate dinner then watched Vera in bed!

Happy days - and nights :)

Phill
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What time does it get dark?
 
Worked out of St Margarets Hope in the early seventies doing survey work for the pipeline coming into Flotta and spent many ''nights'' boozing at the Belle Vue and never saw anything near approaching dark between going in at eight p.m. and coming out at three a.m. Easy when your in your early twenties . :D

Managed (just) to get the van down to the car park last time we were there in 2017.

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Cheers

H
 
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