Category: Vikings

• 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…

  Deb

  September 7, 2022

  Antiquities, Hermaness, Manse ruins, Shetland Islands, Simmer dim, Standing stone, The White Wife of Watlee, Travelogue, Unst, Vikings

  ancient ruins, Simmer dim, standing stones

• 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…

  Deb

  August 30, 2022

  Antiquities, Bobby’s Bus Shelter, Hermaness, Honesty Box, Muckle Fluga, Norwick Beach, Saxa Vord, Shetland Islands, Shetland Reel Distillery, Simmer dim, Skidbladner Viking Longship, Travelogue, Unst, Vikings

  croft house, geology, Honesty Box, Simmer dim, Vikings