The weather has been great for the last two days, real sunbathing weather honest! Yesterday Jan was a bit poorly so we stayed around the cottage, but today we explored... we went to the lighthouse at Sumburgh Head, the most southerly point of the Shetlands. From this point we could see Fair Isle, 21 miles south. We also looked around an iron age settlement called Jarlshof.
Sumburgh is where the Island's airport is, very small, but lots of helicopters coming and going - I supposed they're involved in the oil business.
After a cuppa and a bun at the Sumburgh Hotel we visited St Ninian's isle, a great little place, the amazing feature of this place is that it is joined to the mainland by a causeway of sand, a two sided beach! The water was cold, but paddling was obligatory of course.
Birthday meal tonight - steak and roast tatties!
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