The Orkneys
With approaching the Hoy Sound leading ships to Stromness harbour on the Orkney mainland, we entered these extreme tidal waters for the first time. It gave us a foretaste of the Pentland Firth. Also here it is important to get the tide right, as a spring tide will run with up to 8 kts. Sound of Hoy Entrance Old Man of Hoy Stromness typical grey stone houses down to the waterfront We liked the Orkneys a lot right from the…