Fair Isle in 20 Minutes: A Commute Like No Other

Island Life: A Winter Story

Weather has closed in and we are below limits both on route and at Fair Isle. This afternoon’s flight is now cancelled...but we are in the air! And Skyelark is in the hold.


So the opportunity to fly out here during a heat wave (Down South In England), we expected no weather issues...maybe some wind, since Shetland is famous for wind speeds... But precisely because of the heat wave, the fogbank came in today, along with rain and some lightning while we were midair. Oh well, looks like we will be taking the Good Shepherd Ferry tomorrow.

For those who have never experienced island life, the day-to-day realities of living in the middle of the north sea during winter can seem mysterious, and sometimes even a little intimidating. Yet, despite being in the Arctic Circle, and because of the Gulf Stream, the December 2020 Winter we experienced here was rather mild.

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