Originally Posted by
weegraeme
Thank you.
Do you have any thoughts on how to travel there? My mother isn't the world's keenest sea traveller. But having said that, she was surprised at how smooth it was sailing from Scrabster to Stromness and back. I know travel by ferry to Shetland is much longer. i also realise that flying means I'd need to hire a car vs possibly bringing one. I know that weather is often unpredictable and that it could be unseasonably hot, cold, stormy or calm. I'd appreciate your or anyone else's thoughts.
I wouldn't worry about it being unseasonably hot!
As you say, it's a long ferry trip, and unlike flying, you don't have a choice of departure point, i.e. it's Aberdeen or Aberdeen (unless you join it at Kirkwall). You'll be on a pretty decent-sized boat but if the weather gets bad you will definitely notice it.
I would fly. In bad weather it can be a bit rough, especially on approach to LSI, but at least it doesn't last so long!