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Updated: May 13, 2025
So just name it and you'll get it." "We're needing none o' your anchors," said the crofter in a matter-of-fact tone as he climbed up the schooner's side, "but I just mind now, Mary Seater lost her last needle a week syne, and we have but twa needles in all Rackwick, so thoo'd better gie us a penny's worth."
This was Rackwick, one of the chief hamlets of Hoy; and when the schooner was brought well inshore the anchor was dropped. The captain then ordered Jerry to blow the horn to announce our arrival to the inhabitants far and near. Jerry thereupon took the fog horn and blew it till the noise resounded and echoed for miles around. Then we all went below to a meal of good Orkney herrings and hot tea.
The meal was just finished, and the men were lighting their pipes, when a boat from the shore was brought alongside a heavy, clumsy boat with great square oars pulled by two burly crofters. When I went on deck with the skipper I found that our arrival at Rackwick had been expected for some time.
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