Not a breath of wind in Burrafirth this morning. How wonderful. Then the black cloud of evil midges descended. 8 Clidivers managed to kit up and load the boat in ten minutes flat. Some of us managed to protect ourselves.…

For ex-RAF family accommodation, Saxa Vord isn’t a bad place to stay. The views are better than, say, the oil refineries at Milford Haven, or the tank farm at Portland Harbour. A good place to sit around working out what…

Went back to the astonishing Out Stack this afternoon. Visibility was much worse. A mere 20m or so. But at least we’ve worked out when slack is: about 30 minutes before we arrive on site. Given the poor conditions, best…

Why are Rory and John looking very pleased with themselves? Because they got us out to Out Stack beyond Muckle Flugga on the first day of the Clidive 2009 expedition to the Shetlands. The visibility was pretty average (for the…