We decided to go and visit the Old Man of Hoy but he was off to pick up a Tesco delivery :D

The Old Man is a sandstone sea stack, just off the east coast of the island of Hoy. It looked like the weather would be okay so we booked a ferry from the mainland of Orkney to Hoy. It’s only a short crossing but the only place available was at 8am so we got up a lot earlier than our usual. When we got there the weather had changed a bit. It was blowing a hoolie (very windy for those of you needing a translation) and starting to rain.

It is a 3 mile walk from the car park to the stack over some pretty rough ground but we got there eventually and it was worth the effort. We got back to the car, wet and tired. Pat ended up wrapped in my sleeping bag to try and get warm!