Hill o'Many Stanes (cell phone) Jim at John o'Groats (cell phone) Today we left Archiestown to head up to the Orkney Islands located in the North Sea. The only limiter on this was we had to make it to the pier at Gill’s Bay by 6:00 to catch the ferry to cross to Orkney. Since Jim did not have a good feel for time, even though GPS said it would take three hours, we made very few stops along the way. I was able to convince him to stop at the Hill o’Many Stanes near Overton along the way to Gill’s Bay. The Hill o’Many Stanes had 27 stones arranged in a fan pattern on a hill. While probably not the most exciting thing to see, it was a bit interesting if you are into neolithic history. From there we continued up to John o’Groats which is a town at the north east corner of mainland UK. There is a pole with signs pointing to various cities such as New York, London and Edinburgh. We ate lunch at little cafe in John o’Groats. Sin...
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