{"id":1829,"date":"2020-09-02T15:46:15","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T15:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/?p=1829"},"modified":"2024-02-26T15:04:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T15:04:01","slug":"scotland-tour-day-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/index.php\/2020\/09\/02\/scotland-tour-day-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland Tour – Day 14"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Early post today as we are leaving the Shetlands and taking the ferry back to Aberdeen, a 13 hour crossing, including a stop on the Orkneys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately the weather has deteriorated and it is very windy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The skies were still blue and the sun came out while we visited Jarlshof, a prehistoric and Norse settlement, with evidence of buildings from Iron Ages to the Middle Ages. Very interesting, and we nearly got blown off the cliff!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We drove back across the runway and had to wait at the red lights for the plane to cross.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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We went back past the Bay of Scousburgh where we saw basking seals earlier in the week, and there they were again<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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We saw this rig further out but today it was inshore.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Aberdeen here we come. Fingers crossed for a not too rough crossing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carol<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Early post today as we are leaving the Shetlands and taking the ferry back to Aberdeen, a 13 hour crossing, including a stop on the Orkneys. Unfortunately the weather has deteriorated and it is very windy! The skies were still blue and the sun came out while we visited Jarlshof, a prehistoric and Norse settlement, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,16],"tags":[35,36],"class_list":["post-1829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-scotland","category-uk-holidays","tag-scotland","tag-shetlands"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t