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Having returned from Unst and Yell, we spent a little longer exploring the Shetland mainland before leaving the Shetlands. One of the things you notice on both Orkney and Shetland is that despite the lush grass and low-level vegetation that covers the islands, there are virtually no … [Read more...]
Leaving Scalloway, we decided to continue the journey by starting at the top and work our way down. This meant driving up to Toft, in the north of the Shetland mainland, and catching a ferry to Yell, one of the two inhabited islands to the north of Shetland. These ferries are government-subsidised, … [Read more...]
The next day, we headed a little way up the coast and visited Burra Island (pretty place to live, conveniently close to Lerwick, but not much to do) and then Scalloway, the one-time capital of Lerwick and one of the few towns on the islands. The town was gearing up for its annual summer gala and … [Read more...]
Our arrival in Shetland was met with heavy rain, fog, and strong winds, but we ignored these (wisely, as it turned out) and headed down from Lerwick to the southernmost tip of the Shetland mainland, Sumburgh Head. Best known as an RSPB Nature Reserve, Sumburgh Head is a twitcher's paradise but is … [Read more...]
