a house by the sea

[SeaSkills]

Originally Posted by bingosucks

does anyone go looking for orcas up there ?

Earlier this year it felt more like they came looking for me (!) - we had six following us for a while. More likely to be porpoise that we see, and occasionally basking shark, but this year we've had a few Risso's dolphin and this week we had a small pod of bottlenose dolphins came to have a look at us as we came out from Cuan Sound

[Copinsay]

Hi All from Orkney

Pic 1 The buildings you can see in the mid-ground our ours (as is Hamish the horse)

Pic 2 - Our community multi-level slip is 5 mins drive away (£20 per year to use)

Pic 3 the usually empty beach 5 mins walk from home.

Located here:
Streetmap.co.uk - Search results

Can't imagine why I moved here and spent £175,000 on a detached house with barn, stables and 20 acres of land...

Cheers

Steve

[xs 400]

living the dream Steve that looks amazing!

[bingosucks]

Originally Posted by SeaSkills

Earlier this year it felt more like they came looking for me (!) - we had six following us for a while. More likely to be porpoise that we see, and occasionally basking shark, but this year we've had a few Risso's dolphin and this week we had a small pod of bottlenose dolphins came to have a look at us as we came out from Cuan Sound

Trying to sort an aquatic big adventure out for next year would be great to see the blackfish

[Puffin]

Couple of pictures from the bottom of the garden.

http://www.rib.net/forum/members/782...cture5099.html

http://www.rib.net/forum/members/782...cture5100.html

Sorry, for some reason can't seem to add the thumbnails.

[jambo]

Originally Posted by Puffin

Couple of pictures from the bottom of the garden. http://www.rib.net/forum/members/782...cture5099.html http://www.rib.net/forum/members/782...cture5100.html Sorry, for some reason can't seem to add the thumbnails.

Obviously from your country retreat!!

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[tony t]

Originally Posted by Copinsay

Hi All from Orkney Pic 1 The buildings you can see in the mid-ground our ours (as is Hamish the horse) Pic 2 - Our community multi-level slip is 5 mins drive away (£20 per year to use) Pic 3 the usually empty beach 5 mins walk from home. Located here: Streetmap.co.uk - Search results Can't imagine why I moved here and spent £175,000 on a detached house with barn, stables and 20 acres of land... Cheers Steve

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Yea but how far is Asda

[kerny]

Originally Posted by Copinsay

Hi All from Orkney

Pic 1 The buildings you can see in the mid-ground our ours (as is Hamish the horse)

Pic 2 - Our community multi-level slip is 5 mins drive away (£20 per year to use)

Pic 3 the usually empty beach 5 mins walk from home.

Located here:
Streetmap.co.uk - Search results

Can't imagine why I moved here and spent £175,000 on a detached house with barn, stables and 20 acres of land...

Cheers

Steve

I have looked at what you can get for your money out there and was very impressed but...... not a lot going work wise.. especially for council wallers

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Balcony view of Snowdonia/Menai strait.

[Copinsay]

Thanks - it is lovely although even better if I didn't need to work. Very hard to stay in the office when it's a great day for ribbing outside. That said, the weather here is more challenging than the Solent or Dorset to say the least, though I'm happy to put up with that for all the positives about Orkney. Steve

[Copinsay]

Originally Posted by kerny

I have looked at what you can get for your money out there and was very impressed but...... not a lot going work wise.. especially for council wallers

Hi Kerny

I'm self employed so kept on doing what I was doing south, and the cheaper house costs compensate for increased travel costs / time on and off the island (fly to London now rather than take the train). Have worked for Orkney Islands Council part time for 18 months - some very good people there but quite "traditional" in some parts compared to how councils operate elsewhere. Hence why I'm fully self employed again! If you are good with boats or marine engineering three's more opportunity... Or just if you are enterprising. But it's not for everyone for sure anyway. Lots of folks from Lancashire / Manchester have moved up here to my knowledge.

Mores options work-wise if you look to Inverness and to the east along the Moray coast, and still lots of sea to access, plus weekends on the west coast.

Steve

[Copinsay]

Originally Posted by tony t

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Yea but how far is Asda

Nearest Asda (Tain) - 2 hours driving and an hour's ferry ride away. Add another hour for M&S

Tesco - 20 mins away :o)

[portlandphil]

View from our living room.

[Bigmuz7]

In Scotland I work in Glasgow but shuttle back and forth to my Highland home .. I dont holiday abroad anymore these days, you may call me small minded , but the west coast of Scotland is a very fine place to be

Heres what I see from my front door overlooking the Summer Isles

3 pics of the same view nearly .. its never the same twice

And for Tony T the nearest Tesco is about 1Hr and a half .. maximum broadband speed is a half Meg if you can get it

Ive considered renting out the wee house in the foreground

[xs 400]

beautiful!

[kerny]

Originally Posted by xs 400

beautiful!

Hope you don't mean the last pic of the builders arse.

[A1an]

Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

In Scotland I work in Glasgow but shuttle back and forth to my Highland home .. I dont holiday abroad anymore these days, you may call me small minded , but the west coast of Scotland is a very fine place to be

Heres what I see from my front door overlooking the Summer Isles

3 pics of the same view nearly .. its never the same twice

And for Tony T the nearest Tesco is about 1Hr and a half .. maximum broadband speed is a half Meg if you can get it

Ive considered renting out the wee house in the foreground

Where is that dude?

[xs 400]

Originally Posted by portlandphil

Attachment 87973

View from our living room.

nice, bumped in to you Sat not sure you recognised me?

nice view!

[Bigmuz7]

Originally Posted by kerny

Hope you don't mean the last pic of the builders arse.

I can do better than that just for you kerny

[tony t]

Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

And for Tony T the nearest Tesco is about 1Hr and a half .. maximum broadband speed is a half Meg if you can get it Ive considered renting out the wee house in the foreground

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Go on then rent it out I'll bring enough food to last the week