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Our Foldable Bikes Arrived By Ferry

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  Small is beautiful Sarah is joined by Skyelark

A Flight To See The Vet In Scalloway

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What to Expect on Your First Island Hop Flight from Tingwall to Fair Isle Shetland island hop flights are also known as ‘puddle jumpers.’ Planes tend to be small and service airports that consist of one tiny landing strip. They’re also notorious reputations for running off schedule due to the vicissitudes of fickle  weather. Think old Cessna planes built sometime between 1927 and 1997. There is no cockpit door separating passengers from the pilot.  These island hop flights are  safe, scenic, and an economical way to get around. The  30-minute flight can save you over 2.5  hours spent on a the Good Shepherd ferry to make the same 23 mile transit. FYI: THERE IS NOT A REAL  A BARRIER BETWEEN YOU AND THE PILOT YOU MIGHT BE WEIGHED ALONG WITH YOUR LUGGAGE. IT WILL BE NOISY IT MAY NOT BE AS SMOOTHA S YOU THINK READY TO FLY? With these expectations in mind, your first island hop flight might be a fun adventure rather than an anxiety-i...

Good Shepherd Docks

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Fair Isle: Life at the Edge of the World ๐Ÿ️ Fair Isle: Life at the Edge of the World Where time moves to its own rhythm ๐ŸŒ… Fair Isle - Where every sunset feels like a lifetime achievement Reflection ๐Ÿ’ญ Life's Worthy Accomplishment To not have entirely wasted one's life seems to be a worthy accomplishment, if only for myself. Here on Fair Isle, surrounded by endless sea and sky, the measure of a life well-lived becomes beautifully simple. "To not have entirely wasted one's life seems to be a worthy accomplishment, if only for myself." ...

Living On The Edges

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Fair Isle Adventure Timeline - Ed & Sarah's Remote Island Experience Fair Isle Adventure Timeline Ed & Sarah's Journey to Britain's Most Remote Inhabited Island ๐Ÿ️ Fair Isle Location - The Northern Frontier 24 miles from Shetland Mainland • Britain's Most Remote Inhabited Island Explore the remote location between Great Britain, Faroe Islands & Norway 24 Miles from Shetland 60°N Latitude Position 55 Island Residents 1 Most Remote Island Another glorious day on Fair Isle. This subarctic archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland sits between Great Britain, the Faroe Islands and Norway - the northernmost part of Scotland and of the wider Un...

I Herd You

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  Skyelark's off to the races, herding her friends, the Sheeple of Fair Isle

Warngler Skyelark

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  Here on Britain's most remote island- Fair Isle. A Given Day-Sunshine, no wind, no rain, just wide open spaces

ICEolation

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 Swimming in the sub Arctic waters in Shetland, Fair Isle today