Not sure what this little guy was, but it was really tame

The Standing Stones of Stenness

Remains called the Barnhouse Settlement

Walking around, you can easily imagine the structures as they were when they were built

A close up of one of the standing stones

An archeological dig near by the stones

Wide shot of the Ring of Brodgar

Boats moored around Stromness

Scenic benches of Scotland... with bonus canon

The weather cleared, and made for some of the most beautiful scenery.

A golf course, at the edge of the world. Oddly seemed like it belonged there.

A colleague once told me that people like lighthouses because they are "mysterious and romantic."