Category: Simmer dim
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59. Day 27 in Shetland: Lunda Wick/St. Olaf’s Kirk, Meeting Mila, Simmer Dim Sunset, Kirk Ruins
These first two photos are of the ruins of the House of Lund, a laird’s house built in the early 1800’s, and he was apparently quite a piece of work. Here’s the story of John Scott, “a hard man and an unbeliever.” Give it a listen, 5:30 of some beautiful Shetlander dialect. I usually get…
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55. Day 23 in Shetland: Haroldswick, Norwick Beach, Planet Walk, and Bobby’s Bus Stop
Our croft house was already feeling like home, just like that! Every place I stayed in Shetland felt very homey, but because I was sharing this place with David, it was doubly warm and comfortable. When I originally reserved it, I was planning on staying here alone. Somewhere in my subconscious, it seems I knew…
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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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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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42. Day Ten in Shetland: Bum Knee & Funky Weather in Foula, Packing Up
Again with the knee I was. It was a grey day, and very windy, so didn’t have huge regrets. I was SO grateful to have had my excellent first day on Foula. I was content to spend another day indoors, with a bit of a walk to capture the ocean and Gaada Stack. My friend…
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41. Day Eight in Shetland: A Short Flight to Foula, Many Puffins, Dinner and a Sunset
When I was making my plans for Shetland back in fall of 2021, I had a big question in my mind: Fair Isle or Foula? These two small islands were attractive in similar ways: remote, lots of birds. Fair Isle has the whole knitting thing, Foula has the really high sea cliffs. Another question was…
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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…
Debkakes in the UK 2022 