
“The day had started soggy, then cleared up, so we thought that a walk on a beach would be best”
“The day had started soggy, then cleared up, so we thought that a walk on a beach would be best”
“The Sands O’ Wright is still full of interest, bones or no bones, and, this time, instead of bones we were hoping to find wood – old wood – very, very old wood!”
“We hadn’t been to Skaill Bay for months – rules is rules, and we stayed close to home.”
“We were thinking of where to go – not too far – and we settled on Evie Sands (aka Aikerness Beach).”
“My husband, Mike, was walking by the bay, when he found this on the rocks at the top of the shore…”
“There is a public pathway up to the left of Mill House, which takes you past the Loch of Tankerness. “
Photographs by Rosie Hopkins
“Somewhere beyond the sea
She’s there watching for me”
“we thought we’d go to a beach, and decided on Inganess, near Kirkwall. “
“We’ve walked Newark Bay – Deerness, many times, but I haven’t written about it, until now.”