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Showing posts with label Scotland. Show all posts

Sunday 1 January 2017

Scotland and Shetland On Two Wheels

Another piece of fantasy trip planning so I'm ready to go when I become pointlessly rich...  this time Scotland and into the North Sea!

https://goo.gl/maps/Jnmk75iLkJQ2
Two days on the mainland working our way north to the ferry port in Thurso...




TWO WEEKS:  SCOTLAND AND INTO THE NORTH SEA

Day 1:  Ediburgh to Inverbroom Lodge
Day 2: Inverbroom Lodge to Thurso
Day 3: Ferry to Orknies
Day 4: Orkneys day 2
Day 5: Ferry to Shetlands
Day 6-10: Shetlands
Day 11: Ferry back to Aberdeen
Day 12: Aberdeen to Edinburgh
Day 13: Edinburgh


FERRY INFORMATION

http://ca.directferries.com/scrabster_stromness_ferry.htm
Thurso to Orkney Islands: 90 minute crossing: £112

http://ca.directferries.com/kirkwall_lerwick_ferry.htm
Kirkwall, Orkney Islands to Shetlands: 7 hour crossing: £225

http://ca.directferries.com/lerwick_aberdeen_ferry.htm
Shetlands to Aberdeen: 12 hour crossing: £289


ORKNEY ISLANDS

https://goo.gl/maps/MPkfc31sWez


Two nights and two full days on the Orkney Islands... Scara Brae!

SHETLAND ISLANDS


The whole thing on Furkot:
Journey To The End of the Earth

Two weeks beyond John O'Groats...



Things to see:
Scotch!
Haunted Scotland
Beautiful spots