The main road runs south east to north west on Shetland mainland. This is the route used by bus services to and from Lerwick, including an inter island service. Several stops along the route have what amounts to a park and ride. Vehicles driven by people from outlying settlements park in areas close to the bus stop and catch the bus or, share a vehicle on their journey to work. A similar arrangement exist at the ferry terminals.
What a good idea!
We passed a bus shelter on Unst that appeared to contain an armchair and a carpet, an understatement.
See pictures and website, www.unstbusshelter.shetland.co.uk
Yes, there really is a website about a bus shelter!
Weather improved so we decided to head North to Unst. To get to Unst you have to go via Yell, about thirty miles and two ferry crossing, fifteen minutes each.
The day started well. While sat in the car waiting for the ferry to Unst an otter came out of the water to our left, crossed the road, and re-entered the water to our right. Sorry, no pictures. By the time we realised that we were not seeing things and reached for the camera, it was gone. We spent the day driving around the Island enjoying the views.
Petrol on Unst £1.54 a litre.
It got very windy last night. We both laid awake listening to the sound of the awning flaping and banging and wondering if it would suffer serious damage. Thank goodness it did not. Thought perhaps we were southern softies, however the locals were commenting on it.
Thank goodness the weather is forcast to improve over the next two days.
It is Sunday evening and windy. Yesterday the weather was poor, wet and windy. Today started well but the wind increased the rain moved in as the day progressed.
Forecast for the next couple of days not good. Nothing we can do, just make the best of it.
Visited the Shetland museum today, very interesting.
Another reason to visit Yell was to see the memorial to the above man. Keith saw him give a slide show and talk in Dorchester many years ago. Bobby was nice man, a first class ambassador for the Shetlands and birds in general. He saw the problems with mans abuse of nature long before the scientist.
RIP
Today we visited the isle of Yell, some good birds and sunshine. Part of the reason to visit was the hope of seeing otters, we were not disappointed. Having asked around we were told that the ferry terminal on Yell was a good place, bingo, three. Two were playing, on land and in the water. Our faces had grins a mile wide.
Sited in the grounds of the local boat club a nice little site, good facilities and a reasonable price. Oh, nearly forgot, the views are not bad either.
The ferry leaves from Aberdeen and is operated by Northlink ferries. We boarded about 5- 30 for the 7- 00 sailing. We were shown to our cabin and got settled. Later we had a meal of roast beef with the usual trimmings, good quality food. Having seen the size of the portions we decided not have any potatoes on the second plate. There was enough on one plate for us both.
These ships are modern, clean, comfortable and offer a good service. The cabin was excellent.
Arrived in Lerwick at 7-30 in the morning to bright sunshine.
Next stop Moffat, overnight-er. We chose to stay at a C L, don’t worry about the meaning. It was a mistake, difficult to access, small and muddy.
More later about Moffat. We have booked an overnight stop on the return journey, a different site.
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