The Holms race, Stromness

The Basin, Stromness

Here's how it works: the swimmers pile into the Graemsay ferry in their swimsuits and hose themselves down with sea water. When level with the Holms, they jump off and swim back to cheering onlookers. 

It wasn't far to swim, the sea was warm, the reception even warmer,
the sun hotter than it's been all summer 

A great splash for my last day in Orkney!