Stromness rest day

First, I popped the accumulated washing into the marina washing machine. After a luxurious / necessary shower, I put the wet washing in the dryer and we had breakfast in the cafe opposite the marina. After an easy breakfast I collected the warm washing.

We met Bobby, the marina manager, paid our harbour dues and filled the fuel tanks. Alongside the fuel pontoon was a motorsailor  from Tollsbury, in Essex, who is heading to Iceland and Greenland, singlehanded.

We took the bus to Kirkwall and had a good wander around the town. We had a good look inside the St Magnus Cathedral, were a local accordion group were playing traditional Orcadian music. One of the members sang the Lords Prayer, accompanied by an accordion, and with the acoustics of the cathedral, it sounded really beautiful. 

We had intended to stop at one of the prehistoric archeological sites on the way back to Stromness, but the bus time table made this impossible.     

In the evening, we walked across the road again, this time to The Ferry Inn. We both enjoyed the Seafood Chowder. 

Dinner was followed by two traditional single malts.