We had a very good crossing to the Orkney Islands, which are an archipelago next to and belonging to Scotland. We played on deck part of the time and then dolphins were all around us for as far as we could see for at least half and hour. We arrived in the morning and were very exited to have finally arrived in Scotland. A nice lady who worked at the marina filled our oil tanks and told us what was good to see there. We went on a bus tour on a double-decker bus. It was open at the top so we sat there. We had a really good view, but it was very windy. Our first stop was a settlement that was 5,000 years old. We could see some of their houses and we played on the first big beach that we had seen on a long time. There was also an old mansion that they had restored so we could walk around inside. Our second stop was to some standing stones. There were about 30 of them in a circle. After that, we went back to the town where Blue Hour was docked, called Stromness, and went for dinner at a Scottish pub. The food was very good.