Hi all My planning continues and I have some questions about walks about Stronsay and Eday. First, I have a question about doing a walk out to the Vat of Kirbuster. I see from the brochures that the walk out to the Vat from Whitehall is 5 miles each way. My feet can't do that! However, I am wondering what the terrain is like closer to the Vat, around the Meikle Water, Bluthers Geo, etc. I'd like to arrange transport down to that area, and then have someone pick us up at an agreed upon time, so I may contact D S Peace in Samson's Lane to see if we can arrange this by taxi. Does this sound viable? I also want to do the walk around Noup Hill via Vinquoy Hill on Eday. The brochure says that would be a 4 1/2 hour walk. Is this accurate? It only looks to be about 6 km round trip. Once again, I may need to arrange transport to the beginning of the walk from London Airport. So with thoughts of arranging transport, that leads me to ask about mobile phone service on Eday and Stronsay. Should I end up arranging transport, being able to contact someone in case of trouble, or not, would be advantageous. Any ideas? -- or can anyone recommend anyone who arranges such walks. Cheers Tony Pavick Pittsburgh PA USA