{"id":1740,"date":"2020-08-28T17:19:16","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T17:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/?p=1740"},"modified":"2024-02-26T15:28:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T15:28:55","slug":"scotland-tour-day-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/index.php\/2020\/08\/28\/scotland-tour-day-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland Tour – Day 9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We arrived in the Shetlands at 7.30am after a lovely smooth crossing. We managed to get some sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were met with beautiful weather and had a quick look round Lerwick harbour before going to our holiday cottage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Swedish tall ship – Gunilla <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hansel Cottage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After a look round Lerwick and lunch in a cafe, we went for a drive to South Mainland. The terrain is hillier and more craggy than the Orkneys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Levenwick Beach <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At the southernmost tip is Sumburgh Head, a towering outcrop of rock capped with a lighthouse overlooking the area where the Atlantic Ocean meets the North Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Views from Sumburgh Head<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We continued our drive, crossing the airstrip, and following the coast. We spotted some seals sheltering on a beach below us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We had a walk on the beach near St Ninian’s Isle, which can be reached by a spectacular example of a shell-sand tombolo (a beach or bar that links two islands).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The clouds gathered but we had no rain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

More pictures of Shetland tomorrow <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carol<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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