To the northern edge of the planet, Part One: Edinburgh to Orkney
This week, I'll be sending regular dispatches from my cruise through the Viking and early Christian lands of Scotland and Norway
Firth of Forth, Scotland, 6pm
All week, the Met Office has been sending yellow weather warnings and alarming updates about wind speeds in the North Atlantic. But now I’m onboard, the sense of stillness and calm is uncanny.
The Viking Mars is anchored outside the port of Newhaven, outside – technically within – Edinburgh. The curtain dividing my cabin from…
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