We went to the excellent museum in Lerwick this morning. It laid out the history of the shetlands very well. There was an old fishing boat that a group of 6 men would go off in for days at a time. It was just like an overgrown rowing boat with a bit of a sail, no protection from the elements. There was an interesting display of peat, how it was farmed etc. An old picture of a mother and her 4 children, her and the 3 eldest with large bags of peat on their back, rugged up in wooly clothes and bare feet made me appreciate the switch I flick if I want more warmth in my apartment.
The drive to Sumburgh airport, return of hire car, flight to kirkwall, collection of different hire car (on first impression not as good to drive as Ugly) all went well. We are staying at a big hotel with bar and restaurant. We had a local whiskey ( bit peaty i think, i preferred last year's one from Oban or the one i had in a d, b and b in Sydney that I visited in june) and then fish and chips in the bar.
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