On The Edge Of Britain: Plan S Shetland

Cruiseship Visits Lerwick, Shetland

Direction Over Speed

There are 2 things that determine our life:

the quality of our decisions and luck. You cannot make progress without making decisions, and you will make those decisions over time with uncertainty. I call them bets.

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Shetland reminds me of Alaska, a frontier outpost feeling combined with the Ohana-Aloha islands of Hawaii. Different climates for sure but basically a bunch of rocks in the middle of an ocean-and a lack of superlatives to describe the savage beauty. Oh yea, and add Norway in there because you somatically feel the Viking vibe here in The Shetlands.

For some context, Ithere are two videos below-the one of Ketchikan Alaska, the rainiest place in North America, and the other video is of Mid Summer in Norway at the top of the world in The Arctic Circle. 

The QUEST is in the QUESTION: So here goes: How soon can we cruise again? Just now as they say in SA.

 Weather has closed in and we are below limits both on route and at Fair Isle. This afternoons flight is now cancelled...but we are in the air! And Skyelark is in the hold.

For those who have never experienced island life, the day to day realities of living in the middle of the north sea during winter can seem mysterious, and sometimes even a little intimidating. Yet, despite being in the Arctic Circle, and  because of the gulfstream, the December 2020 Winter. we experienced here was rather mild. 

So the opportunity to fly out here during a heat wave (Down South In England), we expected no weather issues...maybe some wind, since Shetland is famous for wind speeds... But precisely  because of the heat wave, the fogbank came in today, along with rain and some lightning while we were midair. Oh well, looks like we will be taking the Good Shepherd Ferry tomorrow.

downtown Lerwick, with a visit from a cruise ship today: