The White Wife was the figurehead of the German barque Bohus which foundered off the coast of Yell in 1924

To Northmavine

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May 30th 2017
30 May 2017 We said goodbye to our beautiful location above Lund beach and made our way via the two ferries and Yell island back to Mainland Shetland. There was an oil patch at the front of the van when we moved off this morning but a very helpful garage in the town of Brae diagnosed it as diesel from a leak on the filter seal which was soon fixed. We then entered the area of North ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more