Ahoy there me hearties!

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Yoohoo anybody there....yes I am back from my travels. As I am currently considering retraining as a laundress if the state of our linen basket is anything to go by please bear with me whilst I attempt to regain some order here at GBT. There are many photos to be sorted and many tales to be told but that will have to wait for now as I'm sure you all understand. In the meantime here is a touristy photo of the happy couple posing in front of the touristy sign just to prove "we was 'ere". I hasten to add that we have been in Orkney sans enfant who had no wish to go and "look at a load of old stones". My parents kindly kept an eye on him [he doesn't exactly need looking after as such these days] and he split his time between here and theirs. I am glad to see family and feline are now reunited under one roof once again.


Arilx

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  1. Lindjemp7 July 2015 at 13:58

    We have just come back from a week in Orkney and had a great time

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  2. Aril7 July 2015 at 17:16

    Thank you for your comment. So pleased to hear you had a good time too- weren't we lucky with the weather!
    Arilx

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  3. lovelygrey7 July 2015 at 17:54

    Cool It looks great up there. x

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  4. Aril7 July 2015 at 21:00

    It was a trip of a lifetime LGx

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  5. Lindjemp7 July 2015 at 22:52

    We stayed just outside Stromness and visited Sanday because my friend has just moved up there - loved all of it!

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  6. Aril8 July 2015 at 08:28

    We didn't make it to Stromness this time. Our plans kept changing as the weather improved!
    Arilx

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