Outer Hebrides/Orkeys/Shetland tour.
Re: Outer Hebrides/Orkeys/Shetland tour.
oh Awesome! gives more time elsewhere on the islands
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I forgot to mention. If you get off the ferry in Lerwick and fancy breakfast, theres a caff called the Harbour Cafe that will sort you right out. It'll take at least 3 years off your life expectancy mind, but in the best possible way.
'You want coffee or tea with that?'
'Coffee please'
*Pulls out the biggest tin of Nescafe I've ever seen and uses a tablespoon to put it in a mug
'You want it strong?'
'Erm... yeah please'
*Another tablespoon of coffee
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=harbou ... 15,,0,1.63
'You want coffee or tea with that?'
'Coffee please'
*Pulls out the biggest tin of Nescafe I've ever seen and uses a tablespoon to put it in a mug
'You want it strong?'
'Erm... yeah please'
*Another tablespoon of coffee
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=harbou ... 15,,0,1.63
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Re: Outer Hebrides/Orkeys/Shetland tour.
Hmmm... It will crowded out there this summer.
Also planning a trip to Northern Scotland. Main gaol is Orkney and Shetland.
Please, no more info on this topic.
Otherwise it will be one big traffic jam with bicycles.
Also planning a trip to Northern Scotland. Main gaol is Orkney and Shetland.
Please, no more info on this topic.
Otherwise it will be one big traffic jam with bicycles.
Peter
Please, excuse my English. I'm Dutch.
Please, excuse my English. I'm Dutch.
Re: Outer Hebrides/Orkeys/Shetland tour.
ill certainly stick that cafe my little note book, sounds like ill be climbing the walls after a coffee from there
haha! Traffic jam of bicycles! and as a knock on effect car drivers stealing our smug smiles as they whizz past! That's our thing gawd dammit! (and one of the best things about cycling i think)
haha! Traffic jam of bicycles! and as a knock on effect car drivers stealing our smug smiles as they whizz past! That's our thing gawd dammit! (and one of the best things about cycling i think)
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Re: Outer Hebrides/Orkeys/Shetland tour.
Peter Molog wrote:Hmmm... It will crowded out there this summer.
Also planning a trip to Northern Scotland. Main gaol is Orkney and Shetland.
Please, no more info on this topic.
Otherwise it will be one big traffic jam with bicycles.
It worked. I saw hardly any bicycles on Shetland.
An impression of my Scotish tour this summer you can look here.
If you want more you can look here, this is a day to day report, only in Dutch, but it is more maps and photo's then text.
Peter
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Re: Outer Hebrides/Orkeys/Shetland tour.
WOW!!! Fantastic photographs Peter.....those would make anyone want to come to Scotland
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largeallan wrote:WOW!!! Fantastic photographs
Thanks.
Peter
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Re: Outer Hebrides/Orkeys/Shetland tour.
DaleFTW wrote:Westray = Puffingeddon
easily accessible puffins on Shetland are at Sumbergh lighthouse, Noss, and Hermaness (Muckle Flugga viewpoint)
July is probably the best time to see them,when there's a lot of coming and going as they are feeding their chicks.
Between Ullapool and Thurso, it's well worth while following the coast road via Inverpolly, Lochinver and Drumbeg rather than the inland main road. Hilly though, so it's likely that you have to stop at Scourie rather than continuing to Durness.
A possible alternative to driving to Oban and riding back to Oban from Inverness, if you live in a convenient place, would be to get the sleeper from Euston to Ft William & ride to Oban, the Shetland to Aberdeen ferry, and the sleeper back to Euston.
Re: Outer Hebrides/Orkeys/Shetland tour.
Good photos Peter, looks like a great trip.
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Peter Molog wrote:If you want more you can look here, this is a day to day report, only in Dutch, but it is more maps and photo's then text.
27 june:
If you had intended to stay at Voe, you'll have found that many of the campsites marked on the OS mapping aren't actual campsites, but "camping böds". These are fairly basic bunkhouses with an off-site warden. Pre-booking is preferred, but the one I stayed at (Windhouse, Mid Yell) had a card in the window with the warden's contact details, as did the one at Voe. Sleeping bags were required, 50p in the meter for electricity (lights, shower, kettle), a wood-burning stove (bundles of wood from the warden), no other cooking facilities (at Windhouse).
29 june:
the bird is a whimbrel (regenwalp), not a curlew.
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Re: Outer Hebrides/Orkeys/Shetland tour.
andrew_s wrote:the bird is a whimbrel (regenwalp), not a curlew.
Oops, you got me.
But I'm not a real birdspotter. I always thought that "wulp" was short for "regenwulp".
So even on this forum you can learn something about birds.
Peter
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Please, excuse my English. I'm Dutch.