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Wednesday, 28 February 2018

A film around Orkney


This film was made by Ewan Dunsmuir, an Orcadian originally from Stromness, but now living in New Zealand.  He came home last year for the sad occasion of saying a last goodbye to his mother.  While he was here he made this poignant film and is happy for me to share it.  As he said "Orkney is for sharing".

The film is about 18 minutes long, so make a cuppa and enjoy.....


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11 comments:

  1. Dave28 February 2018 at 13:45

    Lovely film. My father was stationed there during the war and enjoyed his posting. I've yet to get there.

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    1. Sian18 March 2018 at 17:40

      Oh wow really? Do you know where in Orkney? Bet he said it was always cold and windy! LOL!

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  2. lucyandjinks@gmail.com1 March 2018 at 21:35

    What an amazingly beautiful, sad but poignant film. It made my heart ache.

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  3. Shirlwin2 March 2018 at 23:56

    Thank you!! Absolutely beautiful. I am sitting here with tears in my eyes.

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  4. London Alison6 March 2018 at 09:02

    I'm hoping to visit the island this summer. One of my ancestors came over to build the lighthouse and stayed, marrying a local girl. How easy is it to walk around the island? Is hiring bikes a good idea? And are there any "facilities" at all? Love reading about Graemsay - thanks

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    1. Sian7 March 2018 at 10:18

      Hi Alison - email me on sian.thomas@btinternet.com. Yes the island is easy to walk around. Though there are not many "facilities". The area around the lighthouses is in private ownership but I can put you in touch with one of the residents so you can get to the base of the lighthouse. Unfortunately you won't be able to climb it! Sian

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    2. London Alison9 March 2018 at 12:07

      Thanks - have sent you email

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  5. Steven Arnold13 March 2018 at 11:19

    Amazing. Thank you.

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  6. Unknown17 March 2018 at 20:41

    Beautiful! I'll be visiting Orkney this summer from the US and happily stumbled across your blog after learning my Sinclair ancestors were from Graemsay and Hoy (1700-1876). I'm even more excited to visit now!

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