See Orkney

22/12/2024

21/12/2024

The excitement is beginning to build for the Christmas Day Ba 2024. This documentary from 1981 will keep us going until the big day.

18/12/2024

The boss turns 60 🥳🥂 (hopefully I don’t get fired for this 🫠). Wishing Lorna/Mam a very Happy Birthday 🎂😁

30/11/2024

29/11/2024

Proud to know this very talented group. ❤️

24/11/2024

World record tandem indoor row record holders for their age group.
Well done Davie and Dave.
Davie finished the row with a 3hr 4 min session.
He rowed a total of 1084 minutes for a distance of 206636 meters.
What an absolute star performance by both men while raising well over £3000 for Orkney Rowing Club and Crossroads Orkney.
Hope you manage a good nights sleep and aren’t too sore tomorrow
💪💪🙌🙌

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/david-flett-2?utm_term=vr88V7yQJ

22/11/2024

If you can support Dave and Davie on this epic challenge they would be delighted. 🚣‍♀️🚣‍♀️

14/10/2024

Here in Orkney we are very familiar with the story of the loss of HMS Royal Oak which was sunk at Scapa Flow on October 14th, 1939 with the loss of 833 officers and men. A detail not readily known is that 120 of those who perished were boy sailors, some as young as 14.

The story goes that when Churchill heard the news, tears sprang to his eyes and he muttered, ‘Poor fellows, poor fellows, trapped in those black depths.’

Each year on the anniversary of the disaster we gather at Scapa to remember all who were lost. This year, as I lay my wreath and pay my respects, I will think of those young boys so tragically robbed of their futures.

*Photo of some of the boy sailors taken from an article reported in the Daily Express.

07/10/2024

03/10/2024

Another cracker of a day here! Our Australian visitors have seen Orkney at its best over the last 2 days ☺️☀️🙌🏻

03/10/2024

Love this photo taken this morning at the Ring of Brodgar by my friend Lorraine Rendall.

02/10/2024

What a day 🙌🏻☀️ Us Orcadians struggle to stay upright on a day wae no wind 🤪😂

28/09/2024

Freya posing at the Comet Stone the day with the magnificent Ring of Brodgar behind 🙌🏻🐶

27/09/2024

I don’t like listening to myself on this video but myself and Carrie really love meeting and sharing Orkney with McKinlay Kidd guests. ❤️

27/09/2024

On the Brough of Birsay yesterday. A fabulous rainbow day. 🌈🌦️ Can you spot the two peedie folk?

26/09/2024

September skies at Skara Brae 🙌🏻🌤️🌈☔️ We have seen so many rainbows already today. I often take for granted how beautiful they are. I’m usually more concerned what’s coming on the back of it 🌧️😂🌧️

23/09/2024

Orkney has a history and Norse-influenced culture all of its own. The Norwegian influence is strong in the islands' capital, Kirkwall.