Sailing back to Graemsay....

Hoy High with Stromness in the background

Having spent just over 48 hours in hospital I was discharged on Tuesday but still needed some recovery time.  And because there are no medical facilities on the island it was thought prudent that I stayed on the Orkney Mainland till I was fully recovered.  So I stayed with a friend in Stromness, overlooking Graemsay!  I've been coming back home during the day and heading back to Stromness at night.  But tomorrow I'm moving back home again - yay!

Anyway, here are a few pix of the sailing to and from Graemsay - each journey took me via Hoy.  The weather has been really poor in Orkney, lots of fog, rain, and very low cloud.  Warm but just grey and damp (and no not good for my asthma....).  So here are some moody skies....

Above, waiting for the boat back to Stromness.  The post sticking up to the left of the photo indicates where the electricity cable for the island comes ashore from Orphir on the Orkney Mainland.

Leaving Moaness pier on Hoy

The old Kirk on Graemsay

And the "other" Graemsay lighthouse, Hoy Low.....

And along the waterfront in Stromness. You can see many of the houses have their own piers.  The "Red Shed" is a local landmark and a former RNLI lifeboat station....  Now used by a recreational diving company.

And back to Stromness for an overnight stay with a lovely view of "home"!