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Trip 41 — Yell Walk

25 April to 6 May 2024

The Shetland isle of Yell is the 21st of the 26 Abecedarian Walks, my endeavor to walk around islands whose names begin with each of the letters of the alphabet.

Each "day" below corresponds to a walking day. Occasionally I took a day off from walking, and experiences from those days are incorporated into the previous or the following walking day's account.

In addition to these verbal accounts are musings, photos, and videos on Instagram and Twitter.

Prologue
Day 1 Ulsta to West Sandwick
Day 2 West Sandwick to Mid Yell via the Nev of Stuis
Day 3 Mid Yell to Cullivoe
Day 4 Colvister to Cullivoe via Gloup
Day 5 Mid Yell to Aywick
Day 6 Aywick to Ulsta