Westray, Thursday 5th June.
The wind eased overnight and it was raining hard in the morning but the forecast was for it to clear by late morning and it was right.
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| The Westray Stone |
The plan for the day was to take the 18.00 ferry to Kirkwall before going to Shetland overnight but I wasn't sure what to do before that.
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| The Westray Wife |
I decided on a second visit to the heritage centre first for another look and to see if the rain would stop, it really is a fascinating place.
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| Pierowall bay at low tide |
Coffee and cake at the shop/cafe then and I made the decision to walk to the ferry with a detour round by the Castle o'Burrian to see the Puffins.
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| He didn't like me much |
To avoid some of the road I took an overgrown track to start with, which wetted my feet nicely, before being forced onto the 'main' road.
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| Long straight road to the ferry terminal |
The road made the walking easy and there probably weren't more than a dozen vehicles that passed me.
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| The old mill with the remains of the waterwheel |
At the turn off and parking space for the Castle o'Burrian there is an old watermill that used to supply the island's needs, long since ruined.
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| The Castle o'Burrian |
The Castle o'Burrian is actually a decayed sea stack that is home to thousands of Puffins and Fulmars, in fact by the time I had walked round the coast I was almost suffering from a surfit of puffins!
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| Puffins |
It was a perfect place to sit in the, almost, sun to watch the birds and pass an hour before getting to the ferry terminal.
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| Ro-Ro terminal Westray |
The sun was shining as the ferry crossed to Kirkwall and I found a good place to eat before walking to the North Link ferry terminal and the ferry for Lerwick.
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| Ferry to Kirkwall |
9 miles walked
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