Lodberries as Nautica leaves Lerwick — Shetland, Scotland.

The Mareel Cinema & Music Venue on the foreshore — Lerwick ... Shetland, Scotland.

One of the Shetland ferries coming into Lerwick — Shetland, Scotland.

The Lodberries with Town Hall on the hill — Lerwick ... Shetland, Scotland.

The Knab and Lerwick Cemetery from our vantage point on the ship — Lerwick ... Shetland, Scotland.

Seagulls nesting in the cliffs — Lerwick ... Shetland, Scotland.

One of the hamlets on the island — Shetland, Scotland.

Sailaway from Lerwick

July 7, 2019, North Sea ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F

After lunch, we took a roundabout way back to Mair’s Pier where Nautica was docked. By this time, the damp cold had seeped into our bones. A cup of hot tea at the Horizons Lounge was in order. This was also a good spot from which to watch our sailaway from Lerwick.

Our group split up for dinner tonight. Sonia and Boris went to Toscana to celebrate Stalik’s 80th birthday. We joined Bill & Star at the Terrace Café where mussels, picked up locally by the chef, were prepared in a Guinness broth.Read more