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| Old Man Of Hoy | 2026-05-13 | A splendid walk from the rather splendid Rackwick to the rather superb Old Man of Hoy.
The cliff next to the Old Man was rather scary so I went nowhere near it. I liked our guide book's suggestion that "For walkers wanting a less nerve-shredding but equally unimpeded view [walk] 200 yards towards St John's Head, where the cliffs are a little less, well, edgy". So we did.
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| Lyness to Houton Ferry | 2026-05-15 | The ferry back from Lyness (on Hoy) to0 Houton (on the Orkney mainland).
Not many photos as it was just too wet and windy to sit outside during the ferry crossing.
By way of a diversion, I've attached a screen grab of the marine chart as we were crossing. I was intrigued to see a buoy named "Barrel Of Butter". Two years ago I was sailing in to L'Aber W'rach in Brittany and was amused to see a buoy named "Petit Pot Du Beurre" so I took a photo then - see https://thegpsblog.com/activities/brest-to-laber-wrach/photos
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