Judy - the Stromness Travel Centre (still known locally as the ferry terminal!) has bus timetables outside. You can certainly get a bus to Skara Brae, and Maes Howe from Stromness. Tomb of the Eagles : Tel: 01856 831339 They are only open by arrangement from November onwards so phone first. http://www.tomboftheeagles.co.uk/index.asp Sian Graemsay Judy Lujan wrote: > OK, so I'm sitting in a Starbucks in Edinburgh as I write this. Tomorrow morning I travel by Megabus to Aberdeen. I will spend the night in Aberdeen and then the next morning will travel by local bus from Aberdeen to Inverness and then from Inverness to Scrabster. I will catch the 7:00 pm ferry to Stromness and have booked 2 nights at a hostel in Stromness. This answers the question of cheap travel to Orkney. Now, my next question is: is there a tour company that will take me to "all" the archaeological sites? (I know I can't really do all, but at least all the "big" ones). I definitely want to do Skara Brae, Maes Howe and the Tomb of Eagles (and yes, I know it's on another island, but I'm REALLY hoping I can get there!) > > Thank you, > > Judy, mom to Josh, Eli and ^i^Kerry > > http://kerry-lujan.virtual-memorials.com > > http://cerridwyn-lujan-1989-2008.gonetoosoon.org/ > > > > "We tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing, and what a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization." > > Gaius Petrionius Arbiter > > Roman General, First Century A.D. > > > > > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.709 / Virus Database: 270.14.96/2549 - Release Date: 12/06/09 19:37:00 > >

Sian Thomas wrote: > Judy - the Stromness Travel Centre (still known locally as the ferry > terminal!) has bus timetables outside. You can certainly get a bus to > Skara Brae, and Maes Howe from Stromness. > > Tomb of the Eagles : Tel: 01856 831339 They are only open by > arrangement from November onwards so phone first. > http://www.tomboftheeagles.co.uk/index.asp > > Sian > Graemsay Winter travel timetable available online at <http://www.orkney.gov.uk/media/v3/publications/Winter_travel_timetable_2009_2010.pdf> The new bus contracts will commence on 6th January 2010 and a new timetable will be published thereafter. -- Bruce Fletcher Stronsay, Orkney