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Fair Isle: Nice Hat
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This is a personal collection of random memories old and new associated with my "wild life" on Fair Isle one of the Shetland Islands part of Scotland and the most remote inhabited island in the UK. population 60 people, 1200 sheep, 20,000 puffins and a few rare birds. Nice Hat Company and TommyArt. The Fair Isle Collection *. Lobster - Puffin - Mermaid - Robin - Oystercatcher - Starfish. Hats for sale at the Fair Isle Hall on days when cruise ship guests coming ashore. Puffin Beak - 28pounds. Fair Isle M...
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Moder-Dye: December 2014
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Movement of the sea, used to get home in a fog. Friday, 26 December 2014. On Christmas Eve I had a nasty bike accident while out with Beren on his bike. Of all places it happened on the emergency helicopter landing pad for the hospital! The metal of the chain actually split! Not good on a bike less than 1 month old and not in any sort of challenging situation. On a positive note, my back is fine! Not a bad view. A bit of a lovers tiff going on here I think! It's not many places you can go shopping, have ...
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Moder-Dye: November 2014
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Movement of the sea, used to get home in a fog. Sunday, 30 November 2014. Da Lang Clodie Wick; a hike-a-bike up north. After another period of weeks without being able to do much due to back problems things are finally on the up and despite an iffy forecast I decided to take my new bike out for a ride on from North Roe out to the coast at Da Lang Clodie Wick. Here's a view of Da Lang Clodie Wick from where I left the bike. The pissing horse' not the nicest name for a waterfall, but fairly appropriate.
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Moder-Dye: August 2015
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Movement of the sea, used to get home in a fog. Sunday, 30 August 2015. Frankies Chip Shop Charity Sportive. This morning was the 5th Annual Frankies Chip Shop Sportive. To raise money for The Fishermen's Mission, Cancer Research UK and Alzheimer's Research UK. With a choice of 10, 20 or 40 miles. I chose to challenge myself with the 40 miler on a fine but breezy day. Here's everyone ready for the off. Photo by Dave Phillips. Here's me heading up Dales Voe. Photo by Dave Phillips. Links to this post.
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Moder-Dye: Some weather!
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Movement of the sea, used to get home in a fog. Monday, 3 August 2015. Most of the last week has been pretty stunning weather, Summer even. I've not been out enjoying it though as mystery stomach issue has seen me laid low for most of the week. Still, it seems to have resolved itself in time yesterday for me to enjoy a glorious afternoon on the bike. Looking over St Ninian's Isle and out to Foula. Being such a nice day and seeing as the steeper side of Mossy Hill hadn't quite defeated me I decided it'd b...
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Moder-Dye: February 2015
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Movement of the sea, used to get home in a fog. Tuesday, 24 February 2015. Not the best idea! Despite being ill all week with stomach troubles I felt I'd best make the most of a sunny and still Sunday morning to stretch my legs and clear the cobwebs. I headed south for Burra thinking to try out my camera attached to my helmet. Well I got lots of footage, but I'd got the angle of the camera wrong so most of it was the front wheel and a bit of ground; none of the wonderful scenery! Links to this post.
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Moder-Dye: October 2014
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Movement of the sea, used to get home in a fog. Monday, 20 October 2014. Thankfully we've had some decent weather for my friend Alan visiting. One nice day was spent largely out on Lunna Ness watching some otters and also popping up to Hunter's Monument. While we were there, some where I've never got round to walking up to before. It's a folly that was also used to look out for fish being landed 'illegally' rather than being landed for the Laird. I even got a few decent aerial shots of it from my kite.
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Moder-Dye: Bikepacking on the Deesside Way and Speyside Way
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Movement of the sea, used to get home in a fog. Thursday, 23 July 2015. Bikepacking on the Deesside Way and Speyside Way. All packed up and ready to set off on my first bikepacking trip. A journey of just short of 160 miles including various random bits at either end. I deliberately chose a route that wasn't too challenging for my first trip out. First job was a short ride over the hill to Lerwick from Scalloway. Despite the strong headwind I made good time and was ready to board the ferry to Aberdeen.
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Moder-Dye: June 2014
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Movement of the sea, used to get home in a fog. Sunday, 29 June 2014. Shetland Hammock Appreciation Society. Hammocks aren't something commonly seen in Shetland, may be the lack of trees and excess of wind has something to do with that! Anyway after I'd finished cutting the grass I made a hammock from some old polytarp and hung it between the washing line poles to have a little snooze in. Little did I know how popular it would be! Links to this post. Friday, 27 June 2014. A ferry trip to Foula. It looked...
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