After speaking to the locals, I drove up the hill to the north of the hostel. A decent road due to the military. The radomes are no longer to be seen as they were dismantled in 2014 after suffering damage from storms. The wonderful views from the headland are of Hermaness, Muckle Flugga & Outstack. Where Atlantic meets North Sea, the furthest points north of the British Isles. It may be windy but it's T-shirt weather. (The barrier I had to raise to get here was unlocked. I have signed the Official Secrets Act so I can't tell you what the sign said or who gave me permission to go through. Anyway I think it was in Scottish)
I drove round to the Hermaness visitors centre and watched the hardy many start the hike to Herma Ness, another bird sanctuary. I think my drive had been a much better choice.
Back to Haroldswick and tea & cake at Victoria's Tearooms. It don't get more civilised than that.
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