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Day 4 - Newcastle (upon Tyne) to Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

We departed the Tyne River around 4:00AM.  We were escorted offshore by a large number of puffins. 

We watched the hills of Northumbria faded into the mist - about one hour away from Scotland. 

We reached Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands before the day was over.  A stiff but fair followed breeze.



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