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Shetland Day 2

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My second day saw me head back down south to visit another Broch - the Broch of Mousa, which I saw across the water. It is the most complete broch in Scotland, and shows the magnitude of the structure and makes it easier to understand how they lived in them. A ferry takes passengers across several times a day - it's a short trip. The Island is actually a protected Bird area (RSPB) so you have to keep to a particular pathway which goes around half of the island. It was a pleasant walk, similar to my Ninian walk, although closer to the sea. This site gives you lots of information about the history and wildlife. https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/shetland-blog/fascinating-facts-about-mousa/ The sign promised lots of things to see,  but we saw only a few birds, and some Shetland ponies. There have been a number of shipwrecks on the island - and some of the wreckage remains.  The Broch was great! The boards gave lots of information, and we were able to go up the circular staircase ...
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Shetland Day 1

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 A train from Perth to Aberdeen, an overnight ferry to Shetland, and pick up the car! It takes less than an hour to get from Lerwick, where I was based, to most points in Shetland, and there are sme main roads with 60mph limits across the island. On Shetland, it's all about the archaeology, the magnificent coast, and the birdlife - especially the Puffins! So my first trip was down to Sumburgh Lighthouse, at the southern point,  in search of Puffins.  They are much smaller than most people realise, and the ones nesting on the cliff needed a zoom lens but fortunately this one was not too far away. There are two archaeological sites nearby, but I was booked into Old Scatness on Friday so with the Puffin ticked off the list, I headed back up and west to St Ninians Beach and Isle. There are lots of islands in the archipelago, some with a bridge and some with a small beach connecting them to the mainland. St Ninians is connected by the largest active sand tombolo (effectively a...
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Vennel Art in Perth

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 A short post to show some of the Vennel art in Perth. The Vennels are small lanes running between buildings, usually named after the businesses in the area: bakers, butchers etc Most of this art was commissioned and I saw the information at the gallery, but this first one was different These were all down one Vennel - it was either North Boat or Water Vennel leading down to the River Tay And these two were together in Flesher's Vennel
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