world best travel places: On the Edge of the Earth (part2)

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

On the Edge of the Earth (part2)


At regular intervals you can see Cattle Grids on the road. Holes in the lattice are so great that sheep are not able to cross it. Even a man should cross it cautiously.
Muness Castle. In 1627 it was burned by the French pirates, then twice resold, and in 1750 finally abandoned.
Wherever you turn your head on the island, everywhere are the ponies.
Another grid...
The last picture of Muness... and continue our travelling.
This is Baltasound, the capital of the island, and its sacred garage (the center of life in Baltasound).
Except for the garage and filling, there is also a shop, cafe, ATM, toilets, cycle hire and the Internet.
Winds are too the northernmost.
The island is 12 x 5 km but somebody still manages to get into a car accident.
On halfway from the garage to Baltasound there is a bus stop. Perhaps one of the weirdest bus stops in the world.
You can sit here for hours waiting for the bus that may not come. There is even not a schedule. In fact, bus stops are no needed on the island because those buses that go on its only road pick up all the walking people.
Local residents equipped the bus stop all by themselves.
Unfortunately, nothing works here. 
Another farmer. Generally, local people are surprisingly sincere, even looking very harsh with their chapped faces. 500 people live on the whole island.
The only hotel on the island. The price for a room and breakfast is 50 pounds.
The guests can use Wi-Fi for free here.
The Hermaness National Nature Reserve begins with a lunar landscape.







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