Photos and the City

Category: Travel

  • Good bye Shetland

    Seeing Lerwick one last time from the ferry to Orkney.

    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 to Orkney.

    Seeing Lerwick one last time from the ferry, from the harbour to the old town.

    Seeing Lerwick one last time from the ferry to Orkney.Seeing Lerwick one last time from the ferry to Orkney.

    The little beach in the city next to the Lodberry.

    Seeing Lerwick one last time from the ferry to Orkney.

    The mist started to settle in and little did I know that I would arrive at a pitch-black fog in Orkney. As I didn´t know back then I could enjoy sailing with Northlink Ferries.

    Seeing Lerwick one last time from the ferry to Orkney.

    Seeing Lerwick one last time from the ferry to Orkney.Seeing Lerwick one last time from the ferry to Orkney.

    Goodbye Shetland – I can´t wait to be back!

    Seeing Lerwick one last time from the ferry to Orkney.

  • Mavis Grind

    Mavis Grind - the small narrow piece of land connecting the Northmavine to mainland Shetland.

    Mavis Grind – the very narrow strip of land connecting the Northmavine peninsula to mainland Shetland. Mavis Grind means “gate of the narrow isthmus”. An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land across the water.

    Mavis Grind - the small narrow piece of land connecting the Northmavine to mainland Shetland.

    Mavis Grind is just 33 metres wide on its narrowest point. You can throw a stone from the Atlantic on the one side to the North Sea on the other side. Vikings and local fishermen carried their boats over the narrow land to avoid having to sail around the peninsula.

    Mavis Grind - the small narrow piece of land connecting the Northmavine to mainland Shetland.

    A chambered cairn from the Bronze Age was found nearby. I didn´t go there on this day, but did enjoy the view of mainland Shetland.

    Mavis Grind - the small narrow piece of land connecting the Northmavine to mainland Shetland.Mavis Grind - the small narrow piece of land connecting the Northmavine to mainland Shetland.Mavis Grind - the small narrow piece of land connecting the Northmavine to mainland Shetland.Mavis Grind - the small narrow piece of land connecting the Northmavine to mainland Shetland.

    Mavis Grind – the narrowest point.

  • Ronas Hill & The Hollanders Grave

    Driving along Ronas Hill in the Northmavine in Shetland.

    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 drive along Ronas Hill searching for “The Hollanders Grave”.

    Driving along Ronas Hill in the Northmavine in Shetland.

    Driving along Ronas Hill in the Northmavine in Shetland.

    The Hollanders Grave is a mass grave dating from the Anglo-Dutch war in 1674 somewhere opposite Ronas Hill. I didn´t really find the grave or better said the memorial for it, but it was a beautiful drive and walk.

    Driving along Ronas Hill in the Northmavine in Shetland.Driving along Ronas Hill in the Northmavine in Shetland.Driving along Ronas Hill in the Northmavine in Shetland.Driving along Ronas Hill in the Northmavine in Shetland.Driving along Ronas Hill in the Northmavine in Shetland.Driving along Ronas Hill in the Northmavine in Shetland.