First they were clogging buses and now they're clogging the roads. They just can't win. Why can't the cruise ship passengers actually cruise around the isles.
As fire festivals go Lerwick Up Helly Aa certainly is spectacular. The effort and dedication by everyone involved is certainly worthwhile and a good time is had by all. I can't help wondering why you'd want to celebrate being raped and pillaged by Vikings though. Whatever.
A cycle path from Scalloway to Tingwall makes marginally more sense than one between Lerwick and Tingwall. What is it about the big T, has it now replaced Lerwick as the centre of the universe? When you consider that the campsite in Asta cost nearly a million quid and that it is.
Our local short haul cruise operator is often spoken of as a lifeline service. If my life was on the line I'd rather travel by helicopter or perhaps plane, maybe a really fast car. I can see the logic in the phrase being applied to the freight ferry, but I don't think it works.
I read your article Increased demand from cruise passengers blamed as buses too full for wheelchair user (Shetland News, 8 Sep 2023) with dismay and mildly boiling blood. Why did no able-bodied passengers offer to get off the bus so that the wheelchair user could get on? How.