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West coast of Scotland near Reiff
West coast of Scotland near Reiff
Lucy Climbing Midreiff
Lucy Climbing Midreiff
Jim on Midreiff
Jim on Midreiff
Adrian on Midreiff
Adrian on Midreiff
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St Ninnians Isle, joined to 'mainland' by sand spit
St Ninnians Isle, joined to 'mainland' by sand spit
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Wee beach at Levenwick Ness
Wee beach at Levenwick Ness
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Traffic control lights on the runway at Sumburgh Airport
Traffic control lights on the runway at Sumburgh Airport
Stopped on the runway for a quick photie
Stopped on the runway for a quick photie
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BA flight taking off
BA flight taking off
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Sumburgh Head lighthouse
Sumburgh Head lighthouse
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Guillemots eating and shitting all over the palce
Guillemots eating and shitting all over the palce
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Mr puffin who was very happy to pose for us!
Mr puffin who was very happy to pose for us!
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More bird poo
More bird poo
Closeup of lighthouse
Closeup of lighthouse
Oil workers heading out to the rigs
Oil workers heading out to the rigs
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Oil workers headed home!
Oil workers headed home!
Cycling around the back of the Loch of Spiggie
Cycling around the back of the Loch of Spiggie
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Looking out west
Looking out west
Colsay Island to the right
Colsay Island to the right
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Very straight road!
Very straight road!
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Bigton in the distance
Bigton in the distance
Broch in middle of Lerwick
Broch in middle of Lerwick
Views across the town from the hill at the back of the campsite
Views across the town from the hill at the back of the campsite
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Broch
Broch
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Back on the bikes and heading north
Back on the bikes and heading north
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Splendid wee spot we found on South Yell at Burravoe Pier. Wild camping, but with access to a tap.
Splendid wee spot we found on South Yell at Burravoe Pier. Wild camping, but with access to a tap.
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Burravoe Pier
Burravoe Pier
Headed across Yell via Mid Yell
Headed across Yell via Mid Yell
View down towards Mid Yell
View down towards Mid Yell
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Beach at Mid Yell
Beach at Mid Yell
Me And Loops On Pier
Me And Loops On Pier
Knackered Loopster
Knackered Loopster
North Yell. We took the wee road North from the ferry in search of a beach for lunch
North Yell. We took the wee road North from the ferry in search of a beach for lunch
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Away from it all houses on the way to the beach
Away from it all houses on the way to the beach
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Fantastic beach (better than those I sampled on Harris/North Uist in fact!)
Fantastic beach (better than those I sampled on Harris/North Uist in fact!)
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Me and Loops with the beach to ourselves
Me and Loops with the beach to ourselves
Sign at ferry on getting onto Unst (UK's most northerly isle -  providing we are not counting 10 metre long lumps of rock!)
Sign at ferry on getting onto Unst (UK's most northerly isle - providing we are not counting 10 metre long lumps of rock!)
Baltasound - where someone was getting married (woman in post office was shutting up shop to attend!)
Baltasound - where someone was getting married (woman in post office was shutting up shop to attend!)
The infamous Unst bus shelter
The infamous Unst bus shelter
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I cycled up to the top of the Sava Vord radar station (now closed) for a butchers. Lucy admired the birds!
I cycled up to the top of the Sava Vord radar station (now closed) for a butchers. Lucy admired the birds!
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Shetland ponies on the road when we were heading back to the Ferry on Unst
Shetland ponies on the road when we were heading back to the Ferry on Unst
The extremely cheap inter-island ferry service. Person+Bike: £3.20 for Mainland-Yell-Unst (ret).
The extremely cheap inter-island ferry service. Person+Bike: £3.20 for Mainland-Yell-Unst (ret).
Headed out to Northland
Headed out to Northland
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Rock with arch at Esha Ness
Rock with arch at Esha Ness
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Esha Ness lighthouse
Esha Ness lighthouse
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Esha Ness Cliffs
Esha Ness Cliffs
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Must be some routes on these?!
Must be some routes on these?!
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Mini viking boat at Lerwick
Mini viking boat at Lerwick
Ditto - with the clouds putting on a show!
Ditto - with the clouds putting on a show!
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Lerwick Harbour
Lerwick Harbour
Ditto
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