A series of short ‘betweens’ from the Silent Eye’s ‘Pictish Trail’ and ‘Ancient Orkney’ workshops.

We’re having an after dinner walk along the night streets of Stromness, Orkney’s main ferry port and link with Scotland. My wife and I have stayed here once before. The ‘Ancient Orkney’ part of this Silent Eye trip has been so packed with exploring that this may be our only chance to wander along this fondly-remembered, but slightly deadly, ‘main’ road. Most of the shops are here, too; somehow squeezed and slotted into the irregular and curving stone contours.

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