Category: Hillswick
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54. Day 22 in Shetland: Dawn Departure from Hillswick, Reunion in Lerwick, Puffins, Our Croft in Unst
Well, not quite sunrise, but early! 4:30 AM arising before heading south to Lerwick. Spouse’s ferry due at 7:30 AM. 20 June, 2022
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53. Day 21 in Shetland: Fethaland
The day started out pretty overcast, and continued off and on, but no rain to speak of. That did not stop a large portion of the walk to be very boggy, indeed! The waterproof nature of my Scarpa boots was tested, and I utilized my hiking poles constantly to test the ground and depth of…
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50. Day 18 in Shetland: The Awesome Beauty of Eshaness
Warning: This is a Very Long Post! Eshaness was one of the highlights of my trip, and one of the main reasons I decided to stay in Hillswick. Here is an excellent write-up of Eshaness from the Northlink Ferry web site, with some photos to rival mine LOL! The drive up to Eshaness is breathtaking…
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48. Day 16 in Shetland: The Ness of Hillswick, Mostly
Twas a cold, blustery, and rather rainy day. So I kinda took my time before getting out and about. One of the blessings of 20 hours of daylight! I decided to tackle the Ness of Hillswick. It looked pretty do-able, and I wanted to see the Drongs. It was looking like a dreich and disappointing…
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47. Day 15 in Shetland: Cake Fridge, Waterfall, Frankies Chippie, and Wee Drams in Hillswick
It was with a little wistfulness that I moved on from Dave and Debbie’s place in Skeld, and on north to Hillswick. It was a bit of a drive by Shetland Standards, and it was raining so I got an early start. This cake fridge is probably the most famous one in Shetland. They recently…
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