(Ben praying to the Norse gods of wind, yesterday afternoon) One of the disadvantages of going on a diving trip with first class divers and advanced instructors in tow is that they want to do things like measure and draw…

After being beaten back by heavy weather a couple of days ago, we made it back out to Out Stack and Muckle Flugga this morning. It was a bit swelly, and resembled diving in a washing machine, but still one…

Today it was quite a bit windier, and it’s forecast to get much worse. The Met Office says that week 2 will be brought to you with the number 8 and the letter E. Good luck! This morning, we did…

Today’s Shetland nudi of the day was spotted in a nice gulley on the east side of Balta island. It’s a little Diaphorodoris luteocincta, we reckon.

It turns out it wasn’t just Naomi and Mike that wanted to know how triple expansion engines work. Our commenters all want to know more. So, for all of you budding steam propulsion engineers out there, here is a little…