August 27 - Day 31 Adventures in Shetland

Touring around Lunna and the northern mainland...

Shetland Pony!

Shetland Sheep!

Shetland Black Guillemots!

Shetland Scenery

Shetland Ruins - there are ruins like this all over Shetland

Lunna Kirk - the oldest church in Shetland that is still in regular use...

The ancient kirk of Lunna

Funky horse head outside of funky antique shop...

Field of heather...

After touring around Lunna, getting the car stuck in a ditch, getting out of the ditch with the help of a couple of Scottish Utility workers, Constance and I headed to the northern part of the mainland. We had lunch at the St. Magnus Bay Hotel and found our way to the Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary where we met Jan, Pebbles and Nemo...

And this beautiful dog whose name I didn't get...

This is Jan, who opened the sanctuary in 1987, Pebbles in the pool and Nemo in the ray of light...

Nemo

Pebbles

From the wildlife sanctuary we found our way to the dramatic cliffs of Eshaness...

It was a little chilly...

Walking toward the edge...

Getting close...but not too close...

Oh the drama!

So beautiful...

Eshaness Lighthouse - built by David Stevenson - grandson of Robert Stevenson (who built the Sumburgh Lighthouse) and cousin of Robert Louis Stevenson...

Up close and personal...

Just take one more step back...

Dore Holm - An islet off the south coast of Eshaness, known for havning "one of the finest natural arches in Shetland" as well as for its most unusal shape that has been compared to a "horse drinking deeple from the water." 

The lovely Constance standing in front of our bed and breakfast - the Fort Charlotte Guest House

As promised we went back to Da Noost that night to see Donald (with a "t") and his "lady" Denise...

Constance and Denise...

Me and Denise...

Me and Denise flank the poor bartender Stuart...

And last but not least, some random cantankerous patron whose name I didn't get...

Goodnight!