Sparkling Sand, Lunda Wick.

A much better day so we went to Fetlar, in the hope of seeing some interesting wildlife.

Shortly after leaving the ferry we investigated an interesting-looking building - found it to be Brough Lodge so we read the information board, went up the dangerous steps and generally poked around.

But that wasn't what we'd come for so, after a quick look in the museum, we aimed for the loch of Funzie (pronounced Finnie) but first stopped at the cafe in the Community centre for a delicious lunch.

At the loch we went into the hide to watch for Divers and Red-necked Phalaropes, binoculars in use and cameras at the ready - but after a few minutes agreed it to be a waste of time, the 'proper' birdwatchers in the hide thought it would be a no-show and we all left.

So we continued down to Funzie Bay to look at the interesting geology, as per information board, of squashed cobbles in the conglomerate - and they are! Also picked up a nice sample of Serpentine, which to me looks just like that of Kynance Cove in Cornwall) I have to say that the information boards and the mock-up rock formations that we saw on Yell, Unst and Fetlar are extremely helpful in the understanding of Shetland's geology - I wish I could remember it all.

Time to head back for a ferry back to Unst, lucky to find a place as we should have booked, and visited the ruined chapel at Lund, near to our accommodation. Ignored the Danger sign and went in anyway to see the fish inscribed who-knows-when beneath a lintel. Realised then that we had access to the bay of Lunda Wick, which we'd seen every time we left the house, so spent a tranquil hour walking along the sparkling sand (see in Large) with the feral ponies, Arctic Tern, Dunlin and Ringed Plover and being watched by a seal.

Then home to pack for an early start tomorrow.

Backblipped after return from holiday.