We decided to stay another night in Stromness to give
ourselves chance to see a little of the Orkney Islands.
Had we left today it would have had to be at 0545, so soon after just arriving!
We walked into the town looking for a coffee shop and at the far end we found a
museum which was very interesting – WW1 and WW2, natural history, polar
exploration and Victorian history. We returned to what appears to be the only
coffee shop in town, opposite the marina. After bacon sarnies for lunch –
shock! In what are normally bone dry bilges we discovered an inch or more of
water! Was this a consequence of the difficult passage around Cape
Wrath?! After pumping the water out we allowed Roger to taste it (:-))
and he declared it to be fresh water. I believe him and feel no requirement to
taste the rather oily disgusting stuff myself! A little more detective work
revealed a leaking water pump, emitting a drip or two every few seconds. We
will have to do a daily mop out until we can repair or replace the pump.
Joke:
* 'This coffee tastes like dirt!'
* 'That's not surprising, it was just ground this morning!'
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| Looking out to sea from the 'high street' |
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| Stromness 'high street' |
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| Robert with his coffee and cake |
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| The bilges, after pumping and drying |
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