Saturday, September 20, 2008
Lerwick, Shetland Islands
09/19/2008 Yesterday I started the task of editing and rewriting the novel that I wrote last year. (The Stock Lord) I have attempted to find an agent, with no success, but I feel that with today’s turbulent stock market there might be a regenerated interest in the behind the scenes workings of the stock market. Besides it gives me something productive to do on our Sea Days. We’re in Lerwick, Shetland Islands today a town of 7,500, founded in the 17th century by the Dutch herring fleets. Because of it’s illegal dealings and immortality the town was destroyed by order of the Scalloway court in 1615 and 1625. The Dutch then burnt the fort in 1673 and the French set it on fire in 1702. This could explain why all the current buildings are made of stone and that there are no trees; or maybe it’s the fierce gales of the winter months. We were tethered into the town and walked through a clean friendly city. We all agreed that we could make a commitment to live here for one year then would have to evaluate our ability to deal with the isolation and the weather. We had a fish and chips lunch downtown and a local shared her local vegetable, deep-fat-fried oatmeal, with us. Ron has been looking for another book written by Vince Flynn in Dover and Lerwich with no success. On a whim we went into the Lerwick Library where he found three paperbacks. He asked the librarian if he could check it out on this Birmingham Library card. After a lot of kidding and laughing the librarian told him to go ahead and take it; would that happen in your town. Now you can see why the four of us are considering moving to Lerwick, Shetland Islands. It’s Saturday morning, another Sea Day, and we are on our way to Reykjavik, Iceland. The ship is rocking, rolling, creaking and popping. I estimate the population of the ship has decreased by half as many of our fellow passengers are choosing to stay in their cabins. There probably will not be much deck activity today.
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