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We Left the World Behind—and Found a New One

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Where Scotland Meets Scandinavia: Fair Isle Adventure / North Sea meets Atlantic Ocean / Not So Fair Isle trip reports / Population 45 now 42, minus Skyelark / MacArthur says: We Shall Return / Social Distancing Extreme Edition Fair Isle / Scotland / Scandinavia Where Scotland Meets Scandinavia A journey to Fair Isle. Where the North Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean. Scotland Meets Scandinavia We Shall Return Featured Journey Scotland Meets Scandinavia A Fair Isle journey where Shetland, Scotland, Scandinavia, the North Sea, and the Atlantic all meet. Image Log Views from the Edge Breathtaking views from Shetland's main island. The rugged beauty of Fair Isle's landscape. 45 to 42 Population, minus Skyelark th...

Sailing the Sky, But Isle Be Back

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Flight Tracker / A Viking's farewell to Fair Isle / Hearts full of memories and skies full of promise / Sarah, Skyelark, and the Norse voyager depart / Isle be seeing you soon Fair Isle / Flight Tracker / Farewell Flight Tracker A bird's-eye goodbye to the island. The Departure Preparation Wings Spread for Farewell Image 01 Departure preparation at the edge of the island. As the Norse winds call us homeward, we prepare to spread our wings and bid farewell to this sacred isle. The morning light catches our vessel as we ready for the journey ahead, hearts heavy with departure yet light with memories. The Flight Chronicle Sky-Borne Saga Unfolds Image 02 The view from above, held in the farewel...

Bye Bye Fair Isle

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Share Fair Isle / Pandemic Adventure / Remote Island Share Fair Isle Chronicles An epic pandemic adventure to Britain's most remote island. The Journey to Britain's Edge The Decision That Changed Everything When the world stood still in 2020, Ed Reif and Sarah Kennedy made a decision that would change their lives forever. Inspired by the haunting landscapes of the BBC series Shetland , they dreamed of trading their comfortable life in West Sussex for something extraordinary: a life on Fair Isle, Britain's most remote inhabited island. Their faithful companion, Skyelark, a spirited Scottish Terrier born in Charleston, South Carolina, had already made one epic journey across the Atlantic to England. Little did she know that her greatest adventure was yet to come: a move to an island so remote that it sits alone between Orkney and Shetland, home to just 37 souls and countless seabirds. ...

IOS-Isles Of Scilly

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Archipelago Adventures Media Player 🏝️ Archipelago Adventures 2021 A Year of Island Hopping with Sarah, Skyelark & Ed 2021, a year of Archipelagos for Sarah, Skyelark and me - Bahamas, Shetland, and next week IOS, Isles of Scilly. Actually Scilly is a 'they'. An archipelago of 140 or so islands, islets and rocks. Where is it? When you reach Land's End...keep going (by air or sea) 28 miles due South. We will be in St. Mary's, the largest of the islands at 2½ miles by 1¾ miles. 🎬 Featured Media 🎲 Play Random 📹 Show Videos 📸 Show Images 📱 Click to Play ▶️ ...

Fragile Swimming

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 Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, many things in life benefit from stress, disorder, volatility, and turmoil. Dubbed: antifragile, these are things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive and flourish. Shetland has definitely provided an anti fragile worls. now as we reentet  into the  CZs Comfort Zones of English Country life, time to reflect, appreciate and enjoy what was missing for these past 4 months- comforts

Sky-Mail: Orkney’s Drones Take Postal Service to New Heights

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Fair Isle / UAV Mail Service / Highland Skies Norse Winds and Highland Skies Revolutionary UAV mail delivery soars to Fair Isle. Field Dispatch The Iron-Winged Messenger By Thor's hammer and Highland winds: the UAV soars through Scottish skies like a mechanical Valkyrie, carrying precious cargo to remote Fair Isle. This iron-winged messenger can bear 100kg of mail across 1,000km of treacherous terrain. 100kg Payload 1,000km Range Storm Weather capable Image Gallery The Highland Messenger 01 The Highland messenger. 02 Thunder through the clouds. 03 Valhalla's post system. Mission Note Low-Carbon Logistics for the Edge Like the longships of ol...

Stranded in Paradise: Hotel Fair Isle, Where Departures Are Optional

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Fair Isle / Weather / Travel Window Fair Isle Weather The stunning views of Fair Isle, where weather dictates travel. Weather Note Checking Out Is Easier Than Leaving Sometimes it can feel like checking out is easier than leaving, due to the unpredictable weather at either end: Shetland mainland or here on Fair Isle. Weather Video Fair Isle Conditions A moving field note on Fair Isle weather and travel. Weather Gallery Scenes from the Island 01 Fair Isle weather scene. 02 Fair Isle weather scene. Sheep Rock Rule If you can see Sheep Rock, they can land a plane. On Fair Isle, weather is not background. It is the operating system.

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