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Kirkwall.
The following day started gray and a bit drizzly. We were not motivated to go swimming in those conditions and so we gave up on climbing another stack. Instead, we did some tourist stuff around the main Orkney island including bumming around Kirkwall (largest town of The Orkneys) and doing a tour of the Scapa Distillery. Compared to another distillery tour that we’d do two days later, Scapa was excellent.

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The following morning was overcast and quite chilly (May 2024).
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And so we did some sightseeing on the main island of Orkney (May 2024).
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Roadside sights on Orkney (May 2024).
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Shirley among the standing Stones of Stenness (May 2023).
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Stones of Stenness on Orkney (May 2023).
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Kirkwall, the largest town in the Orkneys (May 2024).
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St. Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall (May 2024).
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Another view of St. Magnus Cathedral (May 2024).
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St. Magnus Cathedral and its small cemetery (May 2024).
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Looking for a pub in Kirkwall (May 2024).
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Kirkwall (May 2024).
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Kirkwall cuteness (May 2024).
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Harbor front in Kirkwall (May 2024).
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The harbor (May 2024).
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Welcome to Scotland (May 2024).
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Found a decent pub in Kirkwall (May 2024).
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More Kirkwall (May 2024).
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Scapa Distillery just outside of Kirkwall (May 2024).
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The distillery tour at Scapa. Much better than the Clynelish one we’d visit two days later (May 2024).
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Washback tanks at Scapa (May 2024).
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Shirley and a copper still at Scapa (May 2024).
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One more of the stills (May 2024).
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The tasting room at Scapa (May 2024).

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