The wrecks of a German fleet scuttled in 1919 lie at the bottom of Scapa Flow. Here's how the fleet ended up there, and how I returned to diving after more than ten years on the Reginald blockship at the Churchill Barriers.
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At the Orkney Archaeology Festival we got a glimpse into UHI's archaeological research – from experimental stone studies to silky-smooth stone axes – and, one evening, contemporary art made from seaweed and fish leather.
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In Orkney, the sea is impossible to ignore — it's everywhere. A look at daily life by Warbeth Beach, a windswept graveyard, and the resting place of the islands' most celebrated writer.
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We moved to Stromness, the kid started school to a remarkably warm welcome, and I visited my first archaeological site to photograph: the Tomb of the Eagles on the coast of South Ronaldsay. Standing at the resting place of sea eagles and hundreds of people, I found myself wondering how to look at a landscape without deciding in advance what the picture should be.
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We found the Newcastle ferry without any trouble, and in the afternoon we cast off from the European mainland and headed for Britain.
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July had been spent packing and sorting things out. I hadn't realised just how much there is to take care of and arrange when you move away for a year.
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