6th August – H had to go to Aberdeen for a procedure at ARI. All in all, it was a fairly exhausting and stressful few days. But we took a day out to have a look around the northeast corner of Aberdeenshire. A visit to Fraserburgh showed us the scale of fishing boats that we never see in Orkney.
At 70 metres long and 2300 tonnes, this is what puts the fish and chips on the table.
We managed to spend some time at the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses in Fraserburgh, a large exhibition covering the history of lighthouses around Scotland, of which Orkney has a fair number. The museum tour included a tour up the 180 feet lighthouse on the site, but neither H nor myself felt up to that!
Weird and wonderful graffiti in the town. As Lloyd Grossman would say, “Who lives in a house like this?”
7th August – I have decided to stop Shorewatch and met with the local team leader to return my equipment. They had prepared a nice memento for me, to mark the various milestones achieved.
They’ve been nice people to work with and I’ll continue to keep in touch and follow their activities.
27th August – We’ve not been posting here for a while, for obvious reasons.
Stromness has been very quiet, even over the Bank Holiday weekend and there are not too many people about. It’s a shame really, as the weather has been great.
I took advantage of the dry spell, and, with the help of Terry T, reroofed and painted the shed. It hasn’t rained yet, so fingers crossed…
Our neighbours, over at the double houses, are flying a strange flag. We think it might be an alternative to the Jolly Roger. Do you agree?
Scapa Views 
Saw your ‘thank you’ from the shore watchers….a wonderful acknowledgement for a very worthy tour of duty.
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Thanks, Colin. It was an enjoyable thing to do. It just seemed time to move on and spend more time in the garden.
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