It was time to say goodbye to Shetland – my time here flew and I definitely would have loved to stay longer and will be back. After a relaxed day in Lerwick, I boarded the ferry to Orkney in the evening. Seeing Lerwick one last time from the ferry, from the harbour to the old […]
On my last day in the Northmavine in the northern part of Shetland, I thought about climbing Ronas Hill, the highest point in Shetland, a classed Marilyn. (A “Marilyn” is defined as a peak with at least 150 metres or more.) But in the end, I got discouraged by the dark clouds and decides to […]
You can either walk from the Eshannes Lighthouse to Stenness beach or cheat and drive there, which I did. At the beach, in Stenness you will find the remains of a former haaf fishing station and a lot of sheep. (“haaf” meaning deep-sea) The remaining houses, once summer homes for fishermen are scattered along the […]