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Portland to Inverness via Amsterdam; a quick stop to do some grocery shopping followed by a 2.5 hour long drive up north to Thurso where we caught the evening car ferry to Stromness (90 minutes) on the main(is)land of Orkney.
A quick night in the pre-booked mini apartment and another ferry ride put us on the small Isle Of Hoy the following morning. We reached the settlement of Rackwick on the opposite side of the island around noon and were debating whether to try to hike over and to climb The Old Man Of Hoy that very afternoon/evening. Some intermittent rain and a promise of better weather the following day convinced us to wait.
Following the example of another party, we set up our tent right next to the parking lot (with public toilets and a sink nearby) versus checking out the bothy down below (in the wrong direction).
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