12th July – This private yacht is visiting Stromness for a few days. Archimedes is pehaps a bit too flash for us but rather nice nonetheless.
13th July – Spent an excellent evening in the Orkney Theatre with Fred MacAulay. Laughing from start to finish. His performance, at eighty minutes, was far too short.
15th July – Today is the start of Stromness Shopping Week, a seven day gala of events culminating in an open air dance and firework display at the pierhead next Saturday. Shopping Week started in 1949, to revive the town’s economy after the war. 2018 is the 70th time it has been held. The opening event is the Hack, where local equestrians ride around the town boundary, covering some twelve miles.
This year they are led by Maureen Tait on her horse, Magic. They all look very smart.
20th July – One of the week’s fun events is the annual scarecrow competition. The streets are dotted with imaginative creations, here’s a selection.
Orkney doesn’t have an Empire State Building, so King Kong does the best he can in Stromness.
21st July – H embarks on a new career of plundering and pillaging. Here she is with the Scalloway Jarl Squad as they take part in the Shopping Week parade.
The red bearded Viking to H’s right is her Blipfoto buddy, ZE1Christie from Shetland.
The week ends with a dance at the Pierhead and a firework display over the harbour.
29th July – A nice sunny day here, with just enough breeze to catch the sail on this windsurfer. Just shows you don’t need to be twentysomething to get out on the water.
Scapa Views 
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