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14 May 2026
Hoy, Lyness and Rackwick beach
Dogs 1.7 miles 1 hours

Rackwick is campervan heaven. The scenery is stunning. The beach is great - Tye loved the quartz sand beach and scrambling over the boulders. If you look closely at the photos, you can see The Old Man Of Hoy peaking out…

13 May 2026
Old Man Of Hoy
Dogs 5.8 miles 2 hours

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 wanti…

13 May 2026
Ferry to Hoy
Miscellaneous 19.5 miles 1 hours

I only intended to record the ferry trip from Houton (on the mainland) to Lyness on Hoy. But I forgot to switch it off but that's fine as the road from Lyness to Rackwick took us through some spectacular scenery. More on…

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