Travelling North

I'm really tired, so I'm going to keep this brief.

Today I travelled by bus and ferry from Glasgow to Kirkwall (on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands) to visit my grandparents!

I went by bus from Glasgow to Inverness (via Perth) - 3hrs+

Then had a 2hr stop over in Inverness, during which time I had lunch and took a City Sightseeing tour around the city. There really is nothing there aside from a fairly modern castle. In fact, the main industry of Inverness seems to be funerals. Rather morbid I know, but true! They spent most of the tour telling you about haggis and the kilt, not the sights of the city!!

(Postscript: I've been told that Inverness is the fastest growing city in Scotland. Hmm... it must have been VERY small beforehand!)

Then a 3hr bus trip north to John O'Groats - the most northerly point of the UK mainland.

Then a 45min ferry ride across the straits.

And finally at 7pm was picked up by my grandparents to be driven to their house (30mins away).

Phew.... long day, but very happy to be here! Just had an excellent meal and now I'm off to bed!