Summer Cruise 2011

Speedwell of Rhu's cruise from Scotland's west coast to Orkney and Shetland

Loch Aline
Ashore on Canna
Rum from Canna
The Black Culin from Loch Harport
Talisker Distillery
Alongside Stornaway
An unexpected visitor on our liferaft
Approaching Loch Inchard
Loch Inchard
Loch Inchard
Stromness Orkney
Bird city. Marwick Head Orkney
Orkney Mainland coast
Scara Brae
Scara Brae
The Stones of Stenness
On Papa Westray
The Knap of Howar. Papa Westray
The locals check us out
Fulmars nesting by a footpath
On Papa Westray
Scalloway, Shetland
Guillimots at Sumburgh Head
Fulmar at Sumburgh Head
Puffin at Sumburgh Head
Arctic Skua at Sumburgh Head
Tidal overfalls in Yell Sound
Whalsay Harbour
Pelagic trawler in Whalsay habour
St Ninian's Bay
St Ninian's Bay
St Ninian's Bay
Lerwick Harbour
The only British yacht in the harbour
At Lerwick Museum
Out Skerries
Out Skerries
At anchor off Fetlar
Shetland Pony
Rafted up in Balta Sound, Unst
Summer weather
Tern fishing in Balta Sound
Tern fishing in Balta Sound
Tern fishing in Balta Sound
Balta Sound Bus Shelter
Puffin at Hermaness
Puffin at Hermaness
Farthest North in the UK
Burravoe, Yell
Burravoe, Yell
Waiting for the weather
Mousa Broch
Mousa Broch
Inside Mousa Broch
Shag, Mousa
Fulmar Chick, Mousa
Fair Isle Harbour
Fair Isle Harbour
On Ward Hill, Fair Isle
Puffin on Fair Isle
Helen visits the puffins
Kirkwall Harbour
Kirkwall Harbour
Helen tries out the bedroom at the Broch of Gurness
The Broch of Gurness
Highland Park Distillery
Chuchill Barrier and block ship
The Ness of Brodgar
Tortuga near the Pentland Firth
Approaching Inverness
Speedwell ready for the winter
Quick stop on the drive home