Category: Antiquities
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49. Day 17 in Shetland: Hams of Muckle Roe Almost, Trows, and an Ancient Mill
Again anticipating a mixed-weather day, I set out for Muckle Roe and a walk to the Hams. Enjoy the photos on the link, because you won’t see them here. I didn’t make it, as the weather turned, but no regrets on this walk! I found some hidden things. As I hiked from my parking place,…
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46. Day 14 in Shetland: Sand, Vementry, Skeld Community Tea
This was my last full day in this part of Shetland, and it started with a delicious breakfast! I had decided to do a few things that Dave and Debbie had suggested, one involving a walk to test my knee without the brace. I didn’t mention before that my knee just got better day by…
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44. Day 12 in Shetland: A Walk to Culswick Broch
Debbie and Dave gave me lots of advice about good walks that wouldn’t impact my knee too much. One of the them was Culswick Broch — though long, the terrain was pretty gentle with a developed path most of the way to the Broch. Before I left, I took this photo of a really cute…
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43. Day 11 in Shetland: Leaving Foula, Stanydale Settlement, and Settling in Skeld
It was a foggy morning, but no delays getting from Foula to Tingwall. I took the long way to Skeld to my digs with Dave and Debbie at their Bohemian paradise of a rambling home. They made me welcome and the place felt like home immediately. More photos of their place to come, but for…
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39. Day Six in Shetland: Storm Petrels at Mousa Broch
The main event of this day: heading out after sunset with the fine folks of the Mousa Boat to see the storm petrels come in from the sea to nest in the wall of the Mousa Broch. I had heard of this phenomenon before I made my final decision to go to Shetland in June…
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36. Day Three in Shetland: Levenwick Beach, Mousa Broch
Long before I left for my trip, even before I had decided to go to Shetland, I had heard of the storm petrels migrating nightly to a broch on a deserted island there. When I started making my plans, I booked a reservation as soon as I could. As the time to leave approached, I…
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35.2. Day Two in Shetland: St. Ninian’s Isle, Tombolo, Cliffs, and Treasure
Because the days are insanely long in Shetland, I had time for a complete second adventure after returning home from Scalloway! This one I drove to, as it was a good 15 miles south. St. Ninian’s is famous for three reasons: the tombolo (swath of sand connecting mainland to island), the beautiful white sands and…
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34. Day One in Shetland: Breakfast in Lerwick, Ancient History in Jarlshof, First Puffin at Sumburgh, Home in Hamnavoe
I woke as we were a little north of Sumburgh — although the ferry feels like it’s chugging along, it does take a while to work its way up the archipeligo. Located on the north side of Commercial Street in Lerwick, the Lodberries were merchant’s private wharfs, extending out into the Bressay Sound, and represent some of…
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15. Final Day of the Walk: Monnington-on-Wye to Hay-on-Wye
This was to be my final day of walking, but due to weather, I called it and caught a ride with Tracy when she picked up my bag. But before that, I had a great time chatting with my host and looking at her extensive library. I really do want to read the UK editions…
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13. Day Seven of the Walk: Fownhope to Hereford
I rose quite early to pack up the rest of my stuff (more scattered than usual due to two days in the same place), and broke fast at 7:30 AM. I was really glad for this energizing meal, as I needed a faster pace to get to Hereford in time to see the Mappa Mundi…
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