Interesting. The ships all seem to be smaller for some reason, and no oil tankers appear on the screen. I thought they were a permanent fixture. Very kewl idea to plot these. I recognized two ferries I have been on. I noticed under properties for sale that the lighthouse called Hoy Low lighthouse is to be sold in 2008. Seems like something of a landmark and therefore something which normally would not appear offered for sale to the public. It appears in the photos to be a whacking great walled stoney fortress, and I would think the price when offered will be substantial. Won't be a young island couple buying that one. So then Sian, now when you are waiting for your ferry in Orkney, you can snap on your laptop, engage perhaps the remote link, and track the Earl Sigurd right to the dock you are standing on. Times are a changin'. Thanks for that site info. Great lighthouse photo. Stephen On Sep 12, 2007, at 8:48 AM, Sian Thomas wrote: > Some of you might be interested in a gizmo set up on my neighbour's > website. > It's a ship plotter and gives the position of various ships in Orkney > waters, including the various Orkney ferries, the Northlink vessels > etc. > > see: www.graemsay.org.uk > > Either click on the link "Ship Plotter" in the menu on the left of the > screen and read the blurb, or simply click on the Orkney Flag at > the end of > the menu. Mick has this running via his home computer and at the > moment > it's not running 24/7 but he's working towards that. > > He also has some interesting photos taken at the top of the > lighthouse. > Plus photos of various island events, including strange island > rituals! > > Sian > Graemsay > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message