Bill & Hamish's holiday to the wilds of Scotland, Part 4

Hi, it's Hamish here with an update on what we got up to in Orkney. Here we are at the start of the walk to the Kitchner Memorial and Marwick Head. In the first photograph we are sitting on the Kitchner Memorial plaque, and in the second photograph we are sitting on a gun recovered from the HMS Hampshire.

Don't you think we look rather good sitting on the gun? We thought it might impress the girls :-)
Anyway, from the plaque and gun there is a gentle walk up the slope to the top of the hill, then you find yourself at the summit of very impressive and high cliffs (Marwick Head - see our previous posting and photographs on Marwick Head). On the top of the hill is the Kitchner Memorial itself, also very impressive and high. Bev and Paul headed off with cameras, while we bears followed behind, stocked up with lots of Orkney fudge in case we got stranded. You can never be too careful - always take food supplies and a few cans of cider with you on your adventures (Bear Survival Tip No 1)!
Not only is there a lovely walk across the cliffs, but this is an excellent place to see all sorts of sea birds. But DON'T GET TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE AS IT IS A VERY LONG WAY DOWN!

Still to come: our trip to South Ronaldsay and photographs with Bev's mum and Carlos at the Churchill Barriers, plus what happened when we left Orkney.