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This video is split into two parts, a visual journey around Orkney, followed by our Orkney travel tips and a chat about our trip
➤ JUMP AHEAD TO OUR ORKNEY TRAVEL INFO 17:41
Welcome to the Orkney Isles! This archipelago sits off the northeast tip of Scotland and can be reached by flight or ferry. About 70 islands make up Orkney, but only 20 are inhabited. During our week in Orkney we visited Mainland, Hoy, and Sanday. Each has a unique character, and we loved seeing how the landscape and island vibe changed across the isles.
Mainland is home to the islands' capital, Kirkwall, and is the largest and most populated of the isles. It's also where most people's journey to Orkney starts, and has plenty to keep you busy for a few days. We spent our time here visiting the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Skara Brae, the Ring of Brodgar, and the Standing Stones of Stenness (all dating from around 5000 years ago!), enjoying coastal walks, and learning about Orkney's fascinating wartime history.
On Hoy we spent a couple of nights at the open bothy at stunning Rackwick Bay, hiking to the Old Man of Hoy (one of Scotland's most famous sea stacks and a magnet for climbers), and generally soaking up the atmosphere on this Highlands-esque island.
Our final 2 days were spent on Sanday, the largest of the North Isles and home to Orkney's most spectacular beaches. Tresness Beach was our favourite, a stunning expanse of white sand backed by towering dunes. We explored the 5000 year old Quoyness Chambered Cairn, slipped and slided our way across seaweed at low tide towards Start Point Lighthouse, and spotted the remnants of the B98 German Destroyer, washed up on Sanday over 100 years ago.
We've covered a lot of the places featured in this video in our accompanying Orkney travel guides (see above). These include detailed maps, the best places to visit, plus transport and accommodation info to help you plan your own Orkney trip.
➤ PLACES FEATURED IN THE VIDEO
Intro 00:00
Ferry Gills Bay to St Margaret's Hope 00:45
Churchill Barriers 00:57
The Gloup and Brough of Deerness 01:11
Dingieshowe Beach 03:16
Bay of Skaill and Skara Brae 03:32
Yesnaby 03:56
Wheems Organic Farm Campsite 04:24
Brough of Birsay, Skiba Geo and the Whale Bone 04:35
Standing Stones of Stenness and Ring of Brodgar 05:06
Stromness 05:27
Ferry Houton to Lyness (Hoy) 05:52
Drive Lyness to Rackwick Bay 05:55
The Dwarfie Stane 06:06
Rackwick Bay and Burnmouth Bothy 06:21
Hike to Old Man of Hoy 09:01
The Old Man of Hoy 10:13
Ferry Hoy to Mainland to Sanday 12:43
Around Sanday 12:57
Quoyness Chambered Cairn 13:14
Sty Wick Bay 13:50
Backaskaill Beach 14:25
Around Ortie Abandoned Village 14:39
Cata Sand and Tresness Beach 15:08
Wreck of B98 German Destroyer Lopness Bay 16:35
Start Point Tidal Island and Lighthouse16:39
Ferry St Margaret's Hope to Gills Bay 17:03
Orkney Travel Info 17:41
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Welcome to the Orkney Islands! Hope you enjoy this slow travel journey around the isles, followed by a bit of chat about our trip (17:41). We've written up some accompanying travel guides over on the blog to help you plan your own Orkney adventure. Check out the first one here > www.goingthewholehogg.com/what-to-see-and-do-on-orkney-mainland/ Thanks for watching! Kim & Del
Does anyone know Anne-Marie McKinnon? Married Tommy Wright? Xx
hi where is this? 7:54? Do you have geolocation? . Thank you!
This is awesome
Thanks!
Beautiful, we're in the middle of packing up our house ready to move to Orkney to restore the watermill we bought in December :)
Thank you very much. That sounds like quite the challenge. All the best with the restorations.
Wow that's amazing the Watermill renovation! Good Luck, lucky you, it has Stunning beaches on The North Beaches Sandy specifically.
Im here as I have recorded Orkadian DNA and am interested in my forebears from Orkney.. My true Ancestry has the RAW DNA from digs, which they compare to the Sample..
Wauw, that’s like a dream to me...so beautiful, rough nature, high cliffs, rushing sea, seagulls, an old cottage will also do for me, well good luck with renovating the watermill👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@@helen-marie3562 Both buying and moving house is considered essential travel. We moved into our rental about 4 days before lockdown (previous rental, the owner retired and needed the house to live in) - so we have to move or stay here for another year.
I'd be far more inclined to complain about the people who are all trekking off to their offices not wearing face masks than someone who never leaves the house.
Can you tell this poor fellow and city folk what is a watermill
These videos are pearls of video art. They do not overwhelm you with scientific details and hyperactive BBC presenters, and massage you instead with wonderful dynamic sceneries and sounds.
A wonderful appraisal Sergio, thanks so much 🙂
@@GoingTheWholeHogg Nice to be able to tell you!
This is one of the best videos I've seen of the Orkneys. Magical and spiritual and the sound track is superb
Thank you so much, happy to hear you feel this way. Thanks for sharing your thoughts 🙂
would have to agree
Was on the Orkneys in the 1980is and can‘t forget these islands.
They definitely stick in the memory! Wonderful islands.
Hello. I, ve been living in Orkney for one year back in 1972 and with my wife we dwelled in the last house down in South Ronaldsay that belonged to some English friends living in Evie, main land. That was just before the north sea oil changed everything. It was a beautiful period of my life. I'm from Italy, from Sardinia, another island!!!!!!
Hello Edouardo, thanks for watching and getting in touch to share your experience. We can well imagine how different things must’ve been back then. We’ve never been to Sardinia, but expect that it must be very beautiful 🙂
@@GoingTheWholeHogg HI. Sardinia is indeed very beautiful and a lot of hiking. If one day you decide to come..... Just contact me. Take care. Edouardo
One of the most beautiful places in the world!!
That’s for sure!
Such a beautiful tranquil film, thank you. Drone shots, pacing, music, light all just perfect
Thanks very much Dave. Happy to hear it described as such. We really appreciate your feedback, thanks again.
“Pacing!” THAT’s it! Am an amateur, but THAT seems the KEY to everything in composing a film! Thanks for mentioning it. Will be searching more on pacing. Mahalo & Aloha!
Lovely experience watching this vid, especially being locked down
Always happy to hear that our videos are making the lockdown experience more tolerable. It makes our day, so thank you very much.
Orkney Islands are really God gifted .
Fantastic landscapes and history 💛
Truthfully one of the most Beautiful and Relaxing videos I've ever watched, you really have managed to capture the spirituality and raw beauty of these amazing islands, 👍
Thank you, very glad you enjoyed it and found it relaxing to watch. It's a special place! Cheers, Kim
This is a meditation on Orkney. Beautiful way to portray many of the isles. We are going perhaps next week. NW and N Scotland. A different world. If the weather is kind leaving is heartbreak.
Thank you, really glad you appreciated it in this way. Enjoy your trip, hope the weather is kind 🙂
I was fortunate to have 3 days on Orkney for my job in 2018. I have travelled a lot but have to say that Orkney is magical but people will have to visit it to understand what I mean.
Orkney is indeed special… we would encourage everyone who can to visit 🙂
I am Australian with Orkney Island Scottish Ancestry my Great, Great, Great Grandfather Heddle came from somewhere on one of those Islands, he was a Stone Masonry
Hope you enjoyed the video and seeing the islands of your ancestor.
Wonderful. Love the ambient sound versus narration.
Very happy you like the format, thanks very much 😃
Visited Orkney in August 2020, camped in Stromness. You have made such a fantastic video of the Island, makes me want to return. Thanks Mark
Thanks Mark. We enjoyed our brief wander round Stromness and definitely thought it was worth spending more time in. Glad to hear this video is making you consider going back. Making videos always has that effect on us and Orkney is certainly no exception. Thanks again.
Rewatching this utter gem. Totally wonderful what you have done!
Thank you for getting me outside my coach for the wind, water, and earth! Just got back from a "Highland Fling" with Globus. The country is so drop-dead gorgeous I found myself weeping at its beauty and quietly took it all in from behind the coach window. Loved your compositions, music, and light!
That’s wonderful! Really glad you had such a great time. Thanks for the appreciation, happy you enjoyed our video 😃
I love the care you take over your edits. Its so easy to fall into doing something that you think will work for YTube instead on concentrating on what you are good at. I spend my life fighting the urge to take short cuts and drop clips in with balancing the audio etc, so I fully appreciate the presentations you two make. Carry on!
We really appreciate that. It's always good to get feedback from someone who understands the process and what goes into it. We often get frustrated with ourselves over how long it takes to produce a final edit, as we just can't help trying to make everything as good as it can possibly be. But we've definitely learned over time to focus on quality rather than trying to chase what we think works on TH-cam. Thank you very much for watching and taking the time to leave such a thoughtful comment. Like I said, we greatly appreciate it.
I grew up in South Ronaldsay, the southern most island, and found this video was perfectly balanced to reflect the desolate beauty of those islands.
Wonderful to watch, thank you.
Thanks for watching and appreciating. We didn't explore much of South Ronaldsay beyond St Margaret's Hope and Wheems campsite, but the coastal scenery around the south of the island sounds particularly nice. Do you go back to visit much?
@@GoingTheWholeHogg Sorry for late reply. It has been a long time, too much to explain, but I went to the local school - St Margret's primary - and then to KGS (grammar school) I live & work in London for the money, but a bit of my heart will forever be in South Ronaldsay and the cliff walks I enjoyed a s boy. Great video, again, thanks :)
Thank you for posting this. My wife and myself are going to Orkney,for the first time in July. This video was a great help.
Thanks William, really glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful. Have a great time in Orkney.
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
You are very welcome Shanna. Thanks for watching and appreciating.
What an exciting and wonderful site, Thanks from Berlin.
Orkney is a special place! Thanks for watching and appreciating 🙂
A truly enchanting video and very useful guide for our upcoming visit to these islands!
Thank you very much, and happy to hear you found it useful too. Enjoy your trip! 😃
Beautiful land. Thank you for sharing your work.
It is indeed. Thank you for watching and for getting in touch 🙂
Thank you for this lovely video. Subscribed.
Appreciate it, thanks very much!
Thankyou so much for this video. I was incredibly lucky to grow up on orkney, in Stromness, from 91 to 2001. Haven't been back since maybe 2012 so was so lovely to see this, especially in lockdown. Drone shots were incredible.
Thanks Sam, really glad to hear you enjoyed it, especially as you grew up there. Those drone shots over the Old Man of Hoy were some of the best we've been lucky enough to get. Otherwise, the weather was a bit challenging. On Sanday, we never flew the drone once because it was so windy. Next time! Anyway, thanks again, happy we could ease lockdown a bit.
@@GoingTheWholeHoggYes, remembering the wind always being quite brash up there. Thanks again!
Lewis & Orkney Mainland are sooooo beautiful with WONDERFUL PEOPLE. We walked around visiting prehistoric sites. Hurray!!!
Yeah, we'd have to agree! Both wonderful places to visit.
Magical beautiful island group! High/steep cliffs, rough nature, nice bays!! Hope to visit this place once!
Dramatic and beautiful indeed, hope your trip to Orkney can happen soon!
😊😊😊😊
Absolutely magical mystical scenery. Thanks
Yes it’s a pretty special place! Thanks for watching.
Amazing video!
Thank you very much!
Going there in August. Loved your video and will be checking out your other vlogs and info. Spending a week in Kirkwall then another with a group touring the ancient sites, it’s a dream trip for me.
That sounds great Sherri, so much to look forward to. And two weeks is a good amount of time to spend there. Thanks very much for watching and we hope you have the best time 😃
Another beautiful video, thank you.
Thanks, Emma! Appreciate you watching.
Brilliant! as always. Unique, Professional, Awesome filming! Awesome location
Thanks, Peter! Very happy to hear the positive response to our work. Thanks for watching and appreciating!
This for me a must visit place!
Couldn’t agree more!
Awesome video! Im Sanday born and bred, my folks and Grandfolks still live on the Island, my Grandad was the last serving keeper of the lighthouse. I had a little chuckle when you mentioned you had Sanday almost to yourselves, people that then do visit are surprised at how good the beaches and sites actually are. 👍🤣 Love showing people round when I get the chance.
Oh wow, that's cool your grandad was the last serving lighthouse keeper! I'm sure he has lots of stories to tell. The beaches on Sanday are just stunning, definitely glad we made the last minute decision to visit!
I was only there for a day but loved every second of it. Bucket list item #1 to go back. Great video.
Thanks! Yes, definitely lots to see and do if you get a chance to visit for longer!
Beautiful!
Thank you!
Beautiful photography
Thank you!
Stunning! Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Thx, Sounds very interesting, Chris from Germany
Thanks Chris, glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Thanks guys for another amazing video. I loved it!
Wonderful! Really glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and getting in touch.
gorgeous!
Thanks very much James!
Simply, well done & there's so much there!
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it!
One of the best travel videos I have seen. The filming was high quality the accompanying music perfect for the scene and the travel information at the end really helpful. We are hoping to visit Orkney in October, COVID restrictions permitting and will watch this video many times before we go and visit your website. Thanks for such a great production.
Thanks for your great comment Philip. We really appreciate that feedback and are delighted that you both enjoyed the video and found it useful. Hopefully things will be under control by October and you will be able to travel to Orkney. Thanks once again.
Lovely shots of Rackwick Bay and Hoy. Many thanks. Rmb 5*
Thank you, much appreciated, glad you enjoyed it 😃
Amazing place to visit , the movie even better , good job
Cheers! Glad you enjoyed it and it is indeed a great place to visit.
Swap you for Greenock any day of the week.
Superb.
Thanks a lot 😃
such an amazing part of the world. I've been to the Highlands and hope to make it out to Orkney one day.
It is a fantastic group of islands, so much variety and each with its own character 🙂
Breathtaking that fire looked cosy yes it's great we people like yourself that share these beautiful places 🇦🇺🙃
Thank you Kathy! We're very happy to share it with you. And yes, that fire was super cosy. A real treat!
Hello, Thanks for a great video, its very inspiring to get ourselves up to Orkney again this summer, I have an old schoolmate who has lived on Orkney for over 20 years now having marrying a local lass, got up to see for a few days in 2012 and a lovely time me and the wife had, we have visited Scotland many times over the last 30 odd years mainly on motorcycle ( not just the NC 500 I must add ) but next time we will get across the Pentland Firth to visit Orkney again.
Thanks again for great video, well appreciated.
Hello Keith, you're very welcome, thanks for watching. That's great if we're helping inspire you to get back up there and visit your old mate again. Clearly you know Scotland well, and riding a motorcycle is such a great way to travel. Hope you get the chance soon. Thanks again.
Interesting video. In October 2019 I spent 3 days on Mainland and did the usual places, having never been there before but had been to Scotland many times (Glenlyon). The people were friendly and helpful. The middle day was a full on gale but unsurprisingly the Ring and Skara Brae withstood the blast.
Of course, remember the Wireless Museum (!) and St Magnus' Cathedral in Kirkwall. St Magnus' is outstanding; I think it was John Eliot Gardner of the Monteverdi Choir who, after recording all of JS Bach's many cantatas throughout Europe and Britain, said vast St Magnus' was the most authentically ancient cathedral of all he'd visited. Indeed, it is a great treasure.
Thank you Alexander. Actually, we were there at a similar time. All the footage for this video was shot in September 2019. We were on a month long trip around the northern areas of Scotland and the weather was a real challenge, with Orkney by far the windiest. We had a great time nonetheless. Never made it to St Magnus' Cathedral but have since read about how special it is. We'll make sure to visit next time. Had to Google 'Glenlyon' - looks like a good place to live. Thanks for your thoughtful comment.
@@GoingTheWholeHogg And thank you for your reply. Sir Walter Scott described Glenlyon as the, " longest, loneliest and most beautiful glen in Scotland". :-)
Perfect remedy for lockdown. Thank you.
Always happy to provide some lockdown relief. Thanks very much Jayne.
Well done, it's a unique place....even though the south of the South Island of New Zealand is very similar.
Thanks, much appreciated. Yes indeed, similarities between the South Island and quite a few parts of Scotland.
Incredible footage!! Been to Scotland on camping trips several times, not been to Orkney yet but that will be next on the list!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it and that it's inspired future Scotland adventures. Enjoy!
Cheers Norway for giving us Shetland and Orkney p.s. your not getting them back!
@Thom Arne Eikersen Norway is amazing greetings from Glasgow Scotland
looks like amazing,really beautiful...endearing, interesting... beautiful composition of space..🕊️It all has so much to tell us people. Great respect
Thank you so much for your kind words 🙂
Quality filming and editing and a whole heap of useful information - thank you for sharing. We had to cancel our trip to Orkney and Shetland last June but we rebooked for this June. Fingers are firmly crossed that we'll be able to go. Along with the usual maps and guide books, we'll be taking your film along with us. Thanks again.
Hi Ian, such a shame that last year's trip got cancelled, definitely fingers crossed for this year working out. It's so nice to hear that our film is up there with your planning resources! We wanted to make something enjoyable to watch, but also useful for others looking to do a similar trip. So, glad to know you've found it helpful! Have a fantastic trip when the time comes, and thank you for watching and appreciating our work. Cheers, Kim.
Subscribed. Instantly. Best TH-cam recommendation ever. Congratulations on an amazing video!
Wow! What an amazing response. Well, we're glad TH-cam recommended our video. Thanks James!
Please join Rosie, Glen and Shredder of Orkney, thanks!
Thank you very much
You are very welcome, thanks for watching.
Sublime ! Merci ! Le montage video est top.... avec la musique qui va bien... Que du bonheur !
Merci! Thanks for the feedback Fred, really glad you enjoyed it.
Loved the music used in this video and such a beautiful island , would love to visit . Thanks for sharing all the informations .
Thanks so much Shweta. We really appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a thoughtful comment. We would definitely recommend it as part of a wider Scotland trip if you ever get the chance. Glad you enjoyed it, thanks again.
Another great video! Orkney has been our favourite UK holiday ever. So many amazing places, Tomb of the Eagles and loved how different Hoy was. Also found a wallet full of cash and cards at the Broch of Gurness which of course we handed in. Pity we couldn't film or take pictures inside Maeshowe. Looking forward to your next video.
Much appreciated Nick, thanks! There is so much variety there, we would definitely like to go back for a longer visit. We would like to see inside Maeshowe as we weren't able to visit this time around, although Quoyness on Sanday was a great alternative. Thanks again.
Beautifully shot and edited. Great showcase for Orkney.
Thanks very much, we're happy to be able to show the place off.
What cinematography.
Thanks a lot, very much appreciated 🙂
you're welcome @@GoingTheWholeHogg
Great vid. You have an eye for composition and storytelling. We visited the Orkneys a few years ago and really enjoyed the visit, especially various neolithic sites.
Thanks Vince, much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed it. We also enjoyed seeing the neolithic sites. It really is quite incredible how many there in such a small area, and how well preserved they are - a big reason to visit Orkney.
Gosh this is such a good video. Many many thanks. I found your separation into two halves worked very well for me - the scenic full of ambient music views (suitably volume adjusted to minimise irritating wind noise!) and then undiluted well presented info about hows and whats. We're very lucky to have a son and his wife in Edinburgh, so we can combine visiting them with launching from there into the rest of Scotland. We've 'done' the Borders, Arran, Perthshire, Stirling, Argyle, Mull, Gairloch/Poolewe, Moray Firth, NE Skye, Lewis and Harris .... guess where we want to go next?
Haha, Orkney perhaps!? Sounds like you’ve been a fair few places already but of course, plenty more to explore. Thanks for the appreciation, we’re glad you liked this style of video as we really think it works well. But yes, Orkney can be a very windy place which makes it a little challenging, especially when recording sound 😅. Thanks again and enjoy Orkney when you get there 😃
I'm really enjoying your beautifully put together videos. Best wishes 🙂👍
Thanks, Robin! Glad to hear it : )
Simply gorgeous stuff: thank you.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching : )
Thank you so much! Good thing there's public transportation. I am so not used to driving on the left side of the road!!!
Or sometimes the middle of the road because it's single track 😅! Thanks for watching, are you planning an Orkney trip this year?
I become very curious and tranquil when looking at your nice video😃😃😃, hope to go over there once! 👍🏻
That's great to hear Sam! Glad our video has had that effect. Hope you get the chance to visit at some point.
Thanks for this absolute gem. Great for a cold lockdown evening, beautifully shot and really informative. Hopefully we will get there either this or maybe next September 👍
Thanks for watching and getting in touch. Really glad you enjoyed it and also found it useful. Something to keep you going till you can get there yourself. Thanks again.
Hello .... Going The Whole Hoog ! Wonderful places and nice view ! Thank you, Daniel.
Thanks for watching and appreciating, Daniel!
@@GoingTheWholeHogg Hello... ! Thank you for the sweet heart and response me ! Some day I will travel your country and maybe could stay there, I´ll see that at future. Again thanks , me. Daniel
PD: I´m from Uruguay, Montevideo City.
@@danieltemplar1513 hope you can travel to Scotland some time. We've yet to visit Uruguay (or anywhere in South America!) but hope to visit in the future. Cheers! Kim
@@GoingTheWholeHogg Hello dear friends ! Maybe could be possible I can do it but not inmediatly I mind that and could stay at Scotland rest of my life, it`s a dream. Thank you, we are in contact Daniel.
Just discovered your blogs and really are enjoying them. Absolutely love Scotland in all seasons.
Thanks David, glad you're enjoying the videos and guides!
Wow. This is great. I hope to get to Orkney someday soon!
Thanks very much! Hopefully you get the chance soon. Make sure you give yourself plenty of time as there's lots to see :)
Well done..similar to iceland so beautifull ❤
Yes, there are some similarities, especially in coastal areas. We were in Iceland several years ago and would love to return. Thanks a lot for watching and commenting, much appreciated.
Thank you! Fabulous in every way. I visitedOrkney in 2005 on a day trip fro John O’Groats. A bus met the ferry and the guided tour was crammed full. I remember it all well. I know I will never travel o/s again but armchair travel is good too. I will have to be content walking on beaches here in Australia, and doing some small scale camping. As an aside, the Quigley sisters played Celtic music at the Port Fairy Music Festival many years ago, before my visit to Orkney. They described their culture on Orkney so well, verbally and musically. I remember it well.
Thank you for watching and appreciating, Elisabeth! Was it seeing the Quigley Sisters that made you want to visit Orkney in the first place? It's a good thing Australia has plenty of beautiful beaches and camp spots, lots to enjoy without going overseas.
@@GoingTheWholeHogg thank you for your reply. Prompt too! Maybe it was. It could have been Wrigley, not Quigley. They were sisters, composers, violinists and storytellers, and very funny. I was a schoolteacher, interested in geography, history, culture etc. the sisters described their cold windy treeless island. I was impressed, because I remember it so well. Learning a musical instrument is compulsory on Orkney due to the long periods people are confined indoors. They must have something creative and edifying to do. Well, here we are in Victoria enduring long Covid lockdowns. If we were as well prepared as the Orkney children we would be better placed to keep our mental health and humor. I was also impressed with the recount of the sensible headmaster of the Orkney school who declared the students could remain on holidays because the proper holiday dates were ruined by wind and rain. Yes, I took it all in. Now those things are cultural, ie, how people adapt life to their environment. It is not about scenery. You can’t see that on a bus tour. In 2005 I took a year off work to travel. I used hostels and public buses and travelled very lightly. The UK was so meaningful for me. All the English Literature I loved and studied was laid out before me. Also the interesting history. BTW, I was born in Holland and was a child migrant to Australia. I also loved going to my home country. As for Australia, what a great land. This year when there are no Civid restrictions I want to deepen my love of indigenous places and culture. I have an indigenous friend and artist to draw upon. Bit long, but, you did ask! Thanks for your work. Regards, Elisabeth
@@elisabethbenn1572 Ah yes, the Wrigley Sisters, they established The Reel in Kirkwall, we went there for a drink and to listen to a session. Lovely place and great music. How brilliant that their stories were so memorable. And what stories they are! I love that the headmaster extended the holidays. I can't imagine that ever happening at my school. It's nice to hear that your UK trip was so special, but also that you are interested and keen to explore closer to home as well. I hope the restrictions will ease soon. All the best, Kim.
@@GoingTheWholeHogg thank you, Kim.
Perfect ....I was there with my Trekker mates in 2019 and now can’t wait to return ♥️♥️
Cheers Tam! Hope you can make it back sooner rather than later.
Those drones and cameras are incredible. Shots like this could only be taken from an aircraft only a short time ago an the quality blows me away. Digital photography I think, is the greatest thing to happen to photography since the box camera. I love it, and this is coming from a guy who had a dark room back in the 70s.
Yeah, the footage always impresses us, and we don't even have a particularly 'fancy' drone. I was very into film photography in my late teens and learnt how to use a dark room at school, so was quite resistant to getting a digital camera at first. Now (many years later) we couldn't be without digital for the kind of work we create. It would be nice to get some use out of my medium format cameras every now and again, but too much is already stuffed in our backpacks, no chance they can fit in! Kim
wowzer. feels like im watching a Scottish 'Baraka'. Fantastic videography.
Thank you, David! Had to look that up though as hadn't heard the term before, guessing it's the non-verbal film? Sounds interesting. Anyway, thank you for watching and appreciating our work! Cheers, Kim.
Fantastic guys.......Keep 'em coming !
Thanks very much, will do!
This is so lovely ❤️❤️. Some friends and I took a trip to Orkney back in 2004ish. This brought back so many memories. Thank you ❤️
Thanks for watching, Melissa! Glad to help bring back those memories. Did you have a favourite spot in Orkney?
I used to live in Stromness my dad was a lighthouse keeper on Copinsay. He used to play guitar in a dance band run by a guy called Jim Robertson who owned a cafe. I was a milk delivery boy for Dales Dairy and a butcher boy for a family business whose name I can't remember but have very fond memories of. Coincidentally a guitar playing colleague Dave Ayre has settled there.
Sounds like some great memories, maybe others reading will recognise some of these names. Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed seeing some clips of your old hometown.
@@GoingTheWholeHogg It would be great if anyone remembers my mother who was an unusual and eccentric character - for example when I was ill she did my duties riding the butcher's delivery bike. A magazine is interested in stories about her. Here is a custom that is only done in the town of Stromness - I researched it. Children walk around with a turnip head carved into a head and ask people for ''a penny for my pope.'' I think it is something to do with the Gunpowder Plot. :)
@@2011littlejohn1 interesting, sounds similar to the 'penny for the guy' custom on Guy Fawkes night, maybe it's the Stromness spin on things. Thanks for sharing!
It's interesting that all the place names in Orkney are still essentially Norse. Strom = stream = Norse straum, Norwegian strØm. -oy=island = Norse, ey, Norwegian Øy. Westray is particularly Norse, since they used to add -rs to the ends of words and names. It wasn't Harald, but Haraldr. Same there. it's not westay, it's westray. A reminder that it was once considered part of Norway and was settled from the east, not the south.
Great video, thank you
Thanks for watching and appreciating!
Wow, this filming, music tracks, location all make an amazing video. I’d love to be there right now. I’m from London.
Yeah, it's a special place full of dramatic coastline and history. Glad you enjoyed the film and hope you can see it for yourself some time! Cheers, Kim
Hi , I have just found your channel and blog . Great stuff thanks ! We are hoping to take a trip in the camper to the Orkney's next year so this video was really useful !
Oh fantastic, that'll be a great way to travel around Orkney. Thanks for watching and enjoy your trip when it comes!
Wouwww,,very beautiful and great video ,,thanks for sharing ......
Thanks a lot Frenk. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for leaving a nice comment.
Achingly beautiful both! We're gonna be heading to Orkney this summer, so your guide and videos (as always!) are soo useful!
Thanks very much! That’s great, Orkney has so many amazing places and such great variety too. Hoping for good weather for you 🤞. Are you planning to stay a while? We only had a week, which was okay, but you could easily spend more time 😃
@@GoingTheWholeHogg I think we've got a week to 10 days planned/scheduled. We need to do a bit more reading, but it looks incredible. So much wildlife and history (and in Shetland too!) Praying we get 1-2 days of decent weather. That's all we ask from Scotland :)!
Sounds good! The weather in general wasn’t terrible while we were there, but the wind was ferocious at times… made it tricky to fly the drone 😅
@@GoingTheWholeHogg Eek! We'll let you know how we get on :)!
Beautiful video, very informative. One shoot see this before going to Orkney!
Thank you very much. Beautiful and informative is exactly what we hoped it would be. We really appreciate the feedback, thanks again.
Thanks Kim & Del! Great video. I definitely plan to visit the Orkneys sometime in the future. They look SPECTACULAR! Cheers.
Thanks for watching and appreciating! Hope you make it there some day, such interesting history and beautiful nature there. Cheers! Kim
Spectacular 🥰 awesome beautiful fantastic amazing outstanding vlogging and scenery, this is on my trip to do list, and where my ancestors came from, thank you for sharing, all the very best.
Thanks for the wonderful feedback! Hope you can visit sometime soon. Cheers! Kim
thanks for this film, Orkney was on my list for some time, going there since it's unexplored , full of excitement
Have a great time!
absolutely beautiful
Thanks a lot John, that's very much appreciated.
Your Scotland vlogs are some of the best!
Cheers Harry! Very glad to hear you're enjoying them!
Orkney isn’t Scotland
SUPERBLY presented, wicked footage. Many thanks.
Thank you, Paul! Lovely feedback to hear. Glad you enjoyed it.
Incredible stuff folks with yet more stunning scenery, full credit on the attention to detail and just great viewing from some special places, a friend of mine has climbed old man of hoy and I still have some images he sent and although climbing isn't my thing I still understand it all, him and his brother usually travel over to Norway each February and climb frozen waterfalls, again some of the images he'll send are amazing.
Really enjoying the Channel and it's been a real hidden gem so much so I'm reluctant to share it lol, I sent a few videos to my daughter and she's been itching to hire a campervan and here was me thinking she was craving to get back to Ibiza.
Massive thanks again and I'll take in another upload tomorrow, can't wait!
Cheers.
Thanks again, Gary! That gave me the heeby jeebies watching those guys at the top of the Old Man, an amazing feat that I could never tackle myself. I'll stick to some light hiking thanks. Cheers for watching, appreciating, and sharing (even if it's just with close friends and family ; ) ) Kim
Wonderful dream❤
Beautifully filmed, very relaxing.
Thanks David, that's much appreciated. Really happy to hear that you found it relaxing.
Know all the words can describe this Video but beautiful thank you very much