Departure Imminent

10am local time here in Lerwick; ETD is now 12noon. Forecast is for light winds for several days; hopefully they won't be so light that we're motoring a lot. But as with any sailing trip: what we see is what we'll get.

A quick hodge-podge of photos from the past few days here in Shetland...

The Isle of Noss







The bird rookery on the Isle of Noss: all those white dots are birds and nests







Overview of Lerwick Harbor from Fort Charlotte







The Lerwick skyline







Pedestrian streets in Lerwick











Cannon's-eye view of the water in front of Lerwick







Lerwick City Hall







It was Royal National Lifesaving Institution open day on Saturday in Lerwick. Serious lifeboats over here.







Helicopter low pass







Alternate views of history: over here, John Paul Jones is a "renegade."







Scenes from Symbister, Whalsay, Shetland







More scenes from Symbister







And still more scenes from Symbister











Scalloway Castle











Waterfront garden in Scalloway







Found my relatives in Scalloway







Enjoying a pint in the pub in Scalloway