The island of Hoy 'High Island' is Orkney's highest and is steeped with dramatic history from prehistoric times, through the Viking period, and into the 21st Century. The famous, 450 foot sea stack, Old Man of Hoy is a dramatic sentinel to the power of the sea that surrounds these islands and plays such a significant part in islanders' lives.

In summer a short sailing to the island of Graemsay allows the mind to relax and absorb the colourful scene of numerous wild flowers in bloom. The rocky shoreline is still littered by broken crockery from the stricken vessel Albion which was shipwrecked on its way to New York in 1866. Seals, Terns and Oystercatchers can be spotted along the varied coastline.

Flotta, the quiet 'flat isle' came to life with a bang in the two world wars as an important strategic military base for the Allied troops. Today the island is a great location for divers to discover a sunken German U-boat or battle destroyer. Strangely for Orkney, Flotta is home to its own forest of trees originally planted by the Royal Navy, and near the south of the island a colony of seals can at times be seen basking on the shoreline.

These intriguing islands offer a wealth of experiences to discover. Visit and you will be enthralled, return home and you will dream...dreaming of what a return will bring. For you this desire will draw heavily upon the heart.