Woke up to a wee bit of rain. Nothing too much, just enough to make walking a drudgery. The big thing is the wind.
Glen let me sleep in as he went for breakfast. (Sweety)
We travelled south to see some of the sights and craft places. We went to the castle at Scalloway. Scalloway was originally the Shetland's capital. The castle was built around 1600 and you can still walk about inside (although there are no roofs). It was built by Earl Patrick Stewart who apparently was not a very nice fellow. At the museum, we looked about and found a Shetland lace scarf and instructions on how to make them. I bought a couple for Joy and me to attempt.
We walked about and stopped at a nice cafe and I had a scone, cream and tea. It is a cute town.
We drove further south to a group of islands called Burra. We were looking for a place that makes teddy bears named Burra Bears (didn't go in the end) and an artist studio, where we did purchase a small painting.
We walked around a beach area called Mean Beach (or something like that. The waves were wild and Glen took off his shoes and walked close to the waves I was worried about him being swept away because it was pretty wild. He keeps giving me the heeby jeebies with his daring ways.
Returned back to our hotel a bit early to prepare to leave for Iceland tomorrow. Our friends, Ludwid and Bjarney have offered to take us around the Golden Circle on Monday. Should be fun!
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