Orkney Adventure 2024

[rugbyken]

not if your on it lol

 

[Exwindsurfer]

Well thats the van fully load for are trip to Orkney starting tomorrow yippee lololol
We will be having 6 nights wild camping before the meet a week Wednesday.

 

[Livotlout]

Well thats the van fully load for are trip to Orkney starting tomorrow yippee lololol
We will be having 6 nights wild camping before the meet a week Wednesday.

Spigot and myself arrived in Thurso today, laundry and more beer Tuesday, ferry Wednesday.....whoop whoop....Alec.



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[Livotlout]

Nearly there.......Shaz and Daz were on same ferry.....

 

[Exwindsurfer]

Nearly there.......Shaz and Daz were on same ferry.....

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We are over tomorrow Alex

 

[Caz]

Been given a load of boxes of caravanning/motorhoming stuff to sell for one of my old ladies. Sadly her husband died and she's confined to a wheelchair so had to sell caravan. If anyone wants any of it I can bring to Orkney. So far I have identified the following which may be useful to motorhomers/campervanners:

Blue Diamond Rock pegs pack of 20 in box £7.50

Blue Diamond screw in rock pegs x 20 with the bit to go on the drill (look unused) in box £10

Blue Diamond blue stuff for the loo 5 litre bottle formaldehyde free £5

EHU cable only used a couple of times and cost her about £20 she says £12.50

Duck Tape - unopened - black 50mm x 25m £3

120 piece rubber washers pack unopened £1

Ratchet tie down drop forged heat treated, vinyl coated S hooks, automatic quick release unopened £1

Blue EHU socket to 13amp plug adaptor lead £4

 

[Livotlout]

We are over tomorrow Alex

We may go to Westray for a couple of days on Friday.....will let you know how booking goes tomorrow morning...Alec.

 

[wildebus]

Curious .... will it actually get dark up there this time of year? still over a week to go before the longest day, I am about 250 miles south of Orkney and it was completely light at 4:30 this morning! Will the Solar Havesting be 24/7??

 

[Campervanannie]

Curious .... will it actually get dark up there this time of year? still over a week to go before the longest day, I am about 250 miles south of Orkney and it was completely light at 4:30 this morning! Will the Solar Havesting be 24/7??

When I went it never got dark it sort of went to dusk and then started to brighten again so after a few wines you had no sense of what time it was unless you looked at a watch quite strange but you soon get used to it.

 

[CriftinsCampers]

Any body on the 1.15 ferry on the 13th of June?

Yep..... edit, nope wrong week!

 

[spigot]

Bad news from Golf Club, bar shut!

Livotlout & I had to go thirsty, (though soon rectified that!), bar is run by volunteers since COVID, therefore not often open.

So, watch this space.

 

[Campervanannie]

I have to stop reading this thread I’m soooo jealous that we can’t make it this year due to our son’s health so another trip to Scotland is on the cards.

 

[Tim120]

Anyone on the 1:15 14th June?

 

[Exwindsurfer]

Anyone on the 1:15 14th June?

NOpe lolol

 

[Exwindsurfer]

Parked up at Birsay for the night

 

[rugbyken]

bet your in one of them fire pit surrounds jeff

 

[Exwindsurfer]

bet your in one of them fire pit surrounds jeff

Lololol

 

[Exwindsurfer]

Wish I had my fire pit with me Ken there are cracking .

 

[Exwindsurfer]

It's blowing a absolutely hoolie up here in Birsay

 

[spigot]

We’re on the seafront near Stromness. 45mph winds, 10deg & heavy rain!
If the van carries on rocking around I’ll get seasick!