world best travel places: On the Edge of the Earth (part1)

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

On the Edge of the Earth (part1)


When talking about extreme points of Britain, Land's End and John o'Groats first come to the tourists' minds. But Land's End is the westernmost point of England, and John o'Groats is generally unremarkable from the geographical point of view. In spite of it, the places are very popular. But we're not going to visit them today... Our destination is not only the very edge of the British lands but almost the edge of the Earth (as only the North Pole is further from it). This place is called Unst Island.
Among the three Shetland Islands Unst is the smallest. To get there you should take a ferry on Mainland island which is absolutely free to pedestrians.
The pier of Unst island.
Famous shetland ponies graze near the road.
By the way, there is only one road on Unst island.
When you are travelling across other parts of Britain you can see signs indicating in what direction the North is located but here you won't see such signs as Unst is itself the very North.
Belmont turned out to be a small farm.
With no people around.
This is the northernmost hostel of Britain which costs 12 pounds per night. If you decide to spend a weekend in such a wonderful place don't forget to provide yourself with some food because the nearest shop is in Baltasound and that is quite far from here.
This pony seems to be domestic.
Local means of transport. On the Shetland Islands the distance from any point of the land to the sea is never more than 8 km.
The school where 7 pupils go to.
The road to Muness.
The passing by shepherd.
Some megalith. 
Scotland... Sheep are sacred here.








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