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Fair Isle Flipbook: A Journey in Pages

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Fair Isle Flip Book Fair Isle A Journey to Britain's Most Remote Inhabited Island Fair Isle is a lyrical reminder to break the momentum of busyness that fuels the sadness of never understanding ourselves. It makes a place to sit down. So: Sit down. Be quiet... The impulse to create begins in a tunnel of silence. Page 1 Your browser does not support the audio element. Share Fair Isle Audio Player Ed, Sarah And Skyelark Live Off Grid In Shetland 🎙️🎧Share Fair I...

The Geography of Bliss: Shetland’s Wild and Wonderful Charm

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Shetland Islands Experience The Shetland Islands Where rugged cliffs meet gentle sheep "Somewhere Over Fair Isle—A Rainbow in the Northern Sky" "Three explorers, one road, and Carlos the bull—Fair Isle's unexpected legend!" "Skyelark, the fierce little guardian of the flock! Her battleship grey dog house—once a...

A One-Man National Geographic Trip To Everywhere

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Shetland Islands Experience The Shetland Islands Where rugged cliffs meet gentle sheep "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" "Three explorers, one road, and Carlos the bull—Fair Isle's unexpected legend!" "Skyelark, the fierce little guardian of the flock! Her battleship grey dog house—once a humble chicken coop—now her...

Landed and Already Planning Our Return After 2 Days On The Mainland

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We Are Back - Shetland Islands We Are Back! Continuing our Shetland adventure Exploring from Above – Soaring at 10,000 feet, taking in breathtaking landscapes that stretch as far as the eye can see. A whole new perspective on adventure! New horizons, same regal stance—Skyelark takes in her latest domain with the confidence of a true explorer. "The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something." Morning Mist & Lerwick Luxuries – A day trip to Shetland’s hu...

Verdant Legacy: The Role of Green in Fair Isle’s Past and Present

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I was asked today, "Who is the most important person I ever met?" I answered: "That mountain." 🌍 World Premiere Welcome to Britain's Most Isolated Inhabited Island I, the land Now on Fair Isle, because of salt water, and clearings for sheep, there are no such things as trees. The life of wood, and how it shows growth, death, and rebirth, is just a souvenir. There is another kind of ecosystem here, and it works — a solitude, but not loneliness — and a general unwinding of the worlds we have known. The only thing to stand guard between the solitude and me are two defiant rocky mountains in the distance, as I look out of our kitchen window . Yet these rocks rock! Love it here — in all its stark splendor. I’ve had this saying: I haven't been everywhere, but it is on my list. Well, Fair Isle is North Of Everywhere.