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Back in Motion: Ferry & Plane Services Resume After a Week of Silence!

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In The Sky In The Sky × A "Given Day" on Fair Isle (Click image above to start video) 🌤️ The storm has passed, the sun is shining, and the wind has eased. The supply boat finally arrived, bringing fresh provisions, and the entire island buzzed with excitement. Even the rarest of events—a four-car traffic jam at the general outpost store—marked the occasion! 🎧 Remote Adventures on Fair Isle:🎧 Podcast on Ed, Sarah, and Skyelark's Adventures Your browser does not support the audio element. Play ► 0:00 / 0:00 Lyrics 📜 Are you home from the sea, my soul balladeer You've been away roaming far away from here Weathered a s...

Pupdate: Skyelark’s Fair Isle Adventure

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A Journey to Fair Isle - Britain's Most Remote Paradise A Journey to Fair Isle Britain's Most Remote Inhabited Island One Year, One Island, Countless Memories—Fair Isle Adventures with Skyelark, Sarah, Pam, and Me Skyelark’s Island Retreat—A Scottish Terrier at Home on Fair Isle Discovering Fair Isle Another glorious day on Fair Isle. Where? Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland. Situated in the Northern Atlantic, between Great Britain, the Faroe Islands, and Norway, it is the northernmost part of Scotland and the UK. And 24 miles from Shetland Mainland lies Britain's most remote inhabited is...

Into the Deep Freeze: Arctic Plunge in Shetland

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Wild Swimming: Arctic & Shetland Cold Water Adventure ❄️ Wild Swimming: Arctic & Shetland Adventure Where fear meets freedom in the icy waters of the North Atlantic Philosophy 🌊 OUTDOORS is IN The philosophy that drives the ultimate cold water experience - embracing fear and finding sanity in the most challenging environments. "OUTDOORS is IN, the IN to my sane. Fear doesn't come to me. I go to it- the icy waters of the North Atlantic." This isn't just about swimming - it's about confronting our deepest challenges head-on. While others wait for fear to find t...

Born to Herd: The Unstoppable Energy of Border Collies

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Fair Isle Adventures Exploring Fair Isle: A Unique Adventure Where rural traditions come alive in the modern world Welcome to our journey through Fair Isle , a place where time seems to stand still. Today, I had the incredible privilege of witnessing the traditional sheep roundup and shearing – an event that brings the entire community together and showcases rural life at its most authentic. Join me as I explore this remarkable island where modern conveniences give way to timeless traditions. Located between Orkney and Shetland, Fair Isle may be small in size but it's enormous in character. The island is known worldwide for its distinctive knitwear patterns and its significance as a bird watching paradise. But today, Sarah and I were fortunate enough to experience its living agricultural traditions firsthand. ...

Time Rich, Tide Right: Feasting on Fair Isle

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Time Millionaires on Fair Isle: The Wealth of Living Well 💰 Time Millionaires on Fair Isle Ed Reif, Sarah Kennedy, and the Revolutionary Wealth of Living Well Philosophy ⏰ Redefining Wealth in the Age of Uncertainty In the heart of the pandemic, when the world paused and priorities shifted, Ed Reif and Sarah Kennedy made a radical choice. Instead of waiting for the return of "normal," they charted a different path—one guided not by economic opportunity, but by time, intention, and simplicity. What if wealth isn't about money, but time? A time millionaire is someone who treasures autonomy, flexibility, and meaningful use of time over mat...