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A daytrip to the Isle of Foula, Shetland Islands.

I continued along the coastline up to the war memorial.

A daytrip to the Isle of Foula, Shetland Islands.

And there were even more puffins!

A daytrip to the Isle of Foula, Shetland Islands.

A daytrip to the Isle of Foula, Shetland Islands.

A daytrip to the Isle of Foula, Shetland Islands.

A daytrip to the Isle of Foula, Shetland Islands.

I had planned to walk to the Da Sneck Ida Smaalie, a 30 m deep and 2 m wide crack in the cliffs, filled with puffins, but it was already quite late in the day, so this will be done again.

A daytrip to the Isle of Foula, Shetland Islands.

A daytrip to the Isle of Foula, Shetland Islands.

Foula Sheep – a traditional strain of the Shetland Sheep.

The Foula Sheep is a hardy animal, naturally wind and water-tight to the extreme conditions that nature throws at inhabitants of this wild and rugged island. They retain all of their primitive survival instincts, to produce a sheep endowed with natural character galore. (Foulawool)

A daytrip to the Isle of Foula, Shetland Islands.

A daytrip to the Isle of Foula, Shetland Islands.

A daytrip to the Isle of Foula, Shetland Islands.

A daytrip to the Isle of Foula, Shetland Islands.

Going back to the mainland.

A daytrip to the Isle of Foula, Shetland Islands.

The sea was so calm, it felt like gliding on a mirror.

 

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