Sagas, Seals, White Sand Beaches, the Magical Ring and the Old Man: An Adventure in the Orkney Islands
After what seems almost another planet away now, let alone another continent, of enjoying the spices, beaches and sunsets of Zanzibar, at long last I can post a travel adventure blog. My first real adventure of any kind since the pandemic too me to an archipelago of islands closer to home and further north, the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland. Obviously, with Covid-19 restrictions, travel opportunities have been both very limited and unpredictable as regards ever changing situations as regards. With the gradual easing of restrictions within the UK though despite the concern of the Delta variant, opportunities for adventures and experiences closer to home are being recognised, including many we may have overlooked in previous times with our focus often being on the 'more exotic' looking wider world. I had made a point of visiting Orkney at some stage after meeting a good friend on one of my more far flung and exotic experiences travelling through southern Africa who