February 2009
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A glorious day of bright sunshine and snow, though things are now looking a bit iffy for tomorrow. It’s snowing heavily and tomorrow I’ll either have to cadge a lift to Lerwick with Susan (and her Toyota Landcruiser) or get the bus. Either way, excitement is promised! Today, though, we stayed put, with a couple…
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Brutally cold, ice on powdered snow, and very windy. Don’t let the brightness fool you! Now, after dark, the wind is really gathering force. We’ve already had one power cut, both the peat fires are on, and both tomorrow and Monday are looking grim. And yet.. The truth is, I love this sense of isolation,…
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Right, that’s it. No more bohemian hippy trail camper van fantasies. It’s over. Having said that, the venerable VW started instantly this morning and ran faultlessly on the 37-mile trip into Lerwick, through some fairly nasty conditions. But it was with a sense of relief that I handed over the keys to NorthLink’s freight staff.…
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This scene was actually much more impressive just before I managed to stop and take the snap. I was talking to someone the other day who has given up on landscape and seascape photography in Shetland as he’s fed up with it…and it’s true that living here, you do risk becoming inured to the spectacular…
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Arrived safely in Lerwick after a 14-and-a-half hour trip from Aberdeen via Kirkwall…pretty impressed that the Hjaltland left on time, though, as she was apparently sitting off Aberdeen until after 1.00pm. It’s all a bit of a mess at the moment, with the other ferry, Hrossey, in for her scheduled drydock inspection (following repairs after…
