Next morning, the forecast of an impending southerly gale propelled us
into a quick ascent of Saxa Vord, the most northerly Marilyn, and a
short visit to the fascinating Unst Boat Haven museum, before departing
south to Whalsay. Sod’s Law of the Sea was at work again – now that we
had changed direction, so had the contrary wind. We sat out a bad
weather day in Symbister, but visited the restored "bod" (trading booth)
from the days when Shetland traded with the Hanseatic League, based in
Bremen. On the pier we saw this example of wheel clamping Shetland
style! We then returned to Lerwick for Bob to catch the ferry home,
leaving Jim and the Skipper based there for a few days until the Mate
returns. A ferry trip across the sound, a walk across Bressay, and a
short hop on the RSPB rib took us over to the nature reserve of Noss,
with its spectacular cliffs and seabird colonies. Today we bussed to
Hamnavoe on the west coast island of Burra and walked back to Scalloway
and over the hills to Lerwick. The weather was showery, but we dried out
comfortably between showers.