Neolithic Road Trip!

We've been up to Orkney to see the incredible archaeology there. Taking advantage of the weather seemingly putting everyone else off (!) we had a personal tour from the wonderful ranger at the Ring of Brodgar. We had her all to ourselves and learned such a lot.

Maeshowe and Skara Brae weren't exactly heaving either. Both such incredible, inspiring sites. We had just finished "The Boy with the Bronze Axe" by Kathleen Fidler, which had helped to make the era vivid in our imaginations. Now to see it all for real was very moving. 

I did suggest we paddle there in a coracle we'd fashioned ourselves and feed on raw limpets. That didn't come off, but you never know...