Orkney

While I'm still unpacking and getting things sorted, I had to pay tribute to the genius of Alex Leonard. His strip "The Giddy Limit" prepared me very well for my trip to Orkney.

Especially strips like this one. :-D

I also have to praise the site that led me to TGL, the excellent Orkneyjar.

Finishing the Orkneyingasaga (the history of the early earls of Orkney) during my travels gave me some insights on the islands as well, supplementing the vision of them found in Dorothy Dunnett's excellent novel "King Hereafter" which recounts a portion of the saga with the author's own particular take on the events and people thereof.