MV Hjaltland: View from the Bridge

My first ferry ride to Shetland, 14 and a half hours and no phone signal to call home. I spent a lot of time on Deck, staring out at endless waves and sunbeams, hoping for some whales. I finished my book while trying to drown out the really loud lady telling her life story. Luckily, a calm sea but after a midnight swing-by Kirkwall, it got a bit weird later lurching wise and engine sound wise, as the boat faced the big wide open. I got no sleep, it was a bit surreal, but it was still a mini adventure. Maybe not as much as an adventure as the two fellow footpassenger lassies who got caught with £40k heroin while departing at Lerwick according to BBC reports. Jings, I was just glad of the free tea n juice in the Magnus lounge!