Shetland – Sylvia

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We went on a ferry to the Shetland Islands, it’s a part of Scotland.  It’s famous for the sheep that make beautiful yarn. These are special sheep they are not like any other sheep because this is such a tiny island that all the same here but different from every where else. It’s famous for these ponies that are very small and they have been here for thousands of years.  They are very tiny and they have lots of hair. To get here, we had to take 2 ferries.  One to the Orkney Islands that took 90 minutes and one to Lerwick that took 12 hours. It had a theater, gaming area, bar lounge, restaurants and a store. There was no people von the ferry at all. We slept in the theater, me and my mom but everyone else slept in this place called the Pod Lounge. The Pod Lounge cost £10 more to sleep in one but we didn’t have to pay because there was no one there. A pod was a chair that was comfortable and you can lean back. I didn’t sleep in there because I didn’t want to be quiet. The next morning we went to breakfast. It was all you could eat so I was excited. The food wasn’t v that good. I don’t eat eggs so I don’t know how good the eggs were. The bacon was Scottish and not like American bacon.  American is fried in a pan and is crispy but Scottish bacon is more like ham and it’s called rashers. I didn’t like the bacon. I had cereal.  When we got off the ferry we drove to a cliff over the ocean with no fences.  My brother Jack got very close and I got freaked out. We found two fairy rocks! The rocks had deep puddles around them.

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3 Responses

  1. Steven Jarmson

    It was really nice to meet you yesterday. (I’m the guy from the Sandness Mill)
    I hope you enjoyed Shetland, it looks like, despite your short stay, you managed to see quite a bit of the place.
    I’m super jealous of your motor-home, but, like I said, if you don’t need it anymore, just pop by my house, only 2 miles from the Sandness Mill, I’ll easily take if off your hands.
    It’s shame you couldn’t take more of the fair isle patterns home with you, but at least you know some rough postage prices for future reference.
    I told my wife about you all when I got home.
    She thinks we should do something similar to what you guys are doing, but maybe head off to Alaska and Canada.
    Once we have a bit more time and money, I think it would be amazing.
    I’d make the point of coming by to see where you live.

    Enjoy the rest of your holiday.

    • If you decide to do this, let us know because not only can we help you with stuff but we have a lot o ideas on how to do it on a budget!

      • Steven Jarmson

        Definitely will be in touch.
        I’ve had a little look through your blog.
        It looks like you’re very seasoned travellers.
        Your help will be very welcome, if we get it together to go and do it.
        Again, it was very nice to meet you guys.

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