. Childhood and ponyhood blended. Shetland pony. THE SHETLAND ISLANDS Od looking at the map, comparing < rreal Britain to the United States, one is apt to think the Shetland Islands ran be quickly and easily reached, once the ocean is crossed, 1ml il is nearly a day's journey from London to Aberdeen, the point al which to embark for the Islands : and as boats only leave on certain days of the week there may be some delay on this score, particularly in rough weather. From Aberdeen to Lerwick, the capital of Shetland. i1 is 185 nautical miles, but the sea is so rough on account of the current
. Childhood and ponyhood blended. Shetland pony. THE SHETLAND ISLANDS Od looking at the map, comparing < rreal Britain to the United States, one is apt to think the Shetland Islands ran be quickly and easily reached, once the ocean is crossed, 1ml il is nearly a day's journey from London to Aberdeen, the point al which to embark for the Islands : and as boats only leave on certain days of the week there may be some delay on this score, particularly in rough weather. From Aberdeen to Lerwick, the capital of Shetland. i1 is 185 nautical miles, but the sea is so rough on account of the currents, being generally considered the roughesl sea in the world, that it often takes much longer than the schedule time, which is about a day and a half going by way of IN READINESS Mil; AN AFTERNOON S] IX Arriving in the harbor of Lerwick one is impressed with the large amount of shipping, principally of a Ms-; 11i11 <_;â nature in Ibis line water-way, for this harbor is one of I he best iii Northern Britain. Pishing smacks come from almost every part of Europe Tor herring fishing, upon which there is no restriction, as the Islands being pari of Great Britain, are under free trade. The town of Lerwick is not very beautiful, but it has some rather striking features The buildings, of course, are of stone with slate root's, and as there. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original White, Oscar A. Greenfield, Ohio : Republican Press
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