Quote Originally Posted by Jack Daw View Post
You can cover a lot of territory in 3 weeks! We did in 2003. But, I did not go so far north as Orkney. You weren't clear on what time of year you were going, but I would suggest you take light rain jackets and water-proof footwear. I did a lot of tromping about battlefields and other fields and my boots worked well to keep my feet dry. We stayed in B&Bs and, if you are traveling by "hired" car, I suggest you check into your B&B no later than 3:30pm to 4:00pm (unless you reserved in advance), then take time to explore the area.

Also, be careful about eating the "full Scottish breakfast" everyday; otherwise, you will find your trousers tighter by the end of the trip.
We haven't nailed down the dates, we want to go during the warmer weather, so probably next May or so. From what I'm getting it sounds like we better pack for most potential weather eventualities. I think I read that Scotland had both the warmest temperature and the coldest in the UK just the other day.

I'll look into B&B we were also looking at some of the vacation rentals recommended on tripadviser.com. I do love a full Scottish breakfast, but I don't think I could do it everyday, but I'm sure between those, the short bread and the seafood my waistband will be tighter at the end of it.