Going to be Away?

[Jubal]

Rome has a load of old Roman stuff? Fake news if you ask me, for sure.

Hope you have fun!

[Pentagathus]

I did have fun. Definitely intend to see more of Italy someday, think I'll keep learning ye olde Italian too.

[Jubal]

If as I hope I end up in Austria, Venice may be do-able by train sometime

[Pentagathus]

I do hear Venice is cool.
I'm off to Orkney and then the far north of the mainland for the next ten days or so. No internets for me, try to keep the marcuses at bay in my absence.

[Jubal]

Say hello to whatever lives in Orkney for me (I have no idea what exists that far north beyond that it votes Lib Dem )

[Glaurung]

Say hello to whatever lives in Orkney for me (I have no idea what exists that far north beyond that it votes Lib Dem )

Boars or pigs, apparently: that's what the Celtic 'ork' or 'arc' element means. The Vikings heard the name and decided it referred to seals instead (their word 'orkn') and added 'eyjar' (islands) for good measure. Centuries of English usage have worn off the final syllable.

[Pentagathus]

There weren't many pigs or boars that I saw, lots of sheep though. We were up for the folk festival, was some good folking. The last night of it was particularly glorious, the whole town of stromness seemed to be absolutely on it. Did some hikes in the land of orcs as well, Hoy was pretty beautiful and the weather was perfect.
North coast and west coast were also amazing, some hard hikes with nothing going to plan made for quite the adventure.
Scotland's cool kids, check it out some time.

[Jubal]

Ooh who was playing at the festival?

[Pentagathus]

People.

[Jubal]

Disappointed, was hoping for an orchestra of folk musician Orcadian gnomes.

[Phoenixguard09]

Going camping tomorrow. Will be gone for a week.

Have fun guys!

[Jubal]

Take care, have fun!

[Phoenixguard09]

Am back. Was cold. :p

[Jubal]

Welcome back!

[Clockwork]

WB buddy, was fun?