When we were in Scotland, I remember crossing up into Orkney. It felt like that, though I doubt it was quite that extreme.Sunny but windy afternoon. Here's a picture from the nearest coastal town to us. It looks bad there, but a few miles inland, we haven't experienced any real issues.
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what did you think of Orkney as a 'foreigner''..?... Honest truth ..When we were in Scotland, I remember crossing up into Orkney. It felt like that, though I doubt it was quite that extreme.