isles – Julian Worker Fiction Writing

Places not on Google Maps – The Reindeer Islands

Extracts from the following book – Places not on Google Maps This island group is part of the Aleutian chain and comprises: Velvett, Antla, Unantla, Forn, and Doh islands. This group of islands was discovered by Russian navigators in the 1760s who found many reindeer skeletons on the island of Doh. It’s thought they were theContinue reading “Places not on Google Maps – The Reindeer Islands”

Places not on Google Maps – Outcast Islands

Extracts from the following book – Places not on Google Maps These islands are 1,000 miles to the north of the Society Islands and are the remotest islands in the South Pacific. Captain Cook named them the Royal Society Islands after the Royal Society in London, but that was before he named the Society Islands, soContinue reading “Places not on Google Maps – Outcast Islands”

Places not on Google Maps – Wisper

Extracts from the following book – Places not on Google Maps In the Shetland Islands, the small island of Wisper is in the lee of the prevailing winds to the east of Whalsay Island. The main occupation of the island is fishing. The Renibister Golf Course claims to be the most easterly golf course in theContinue reading “Places not on Google Maps – Wisper”

Places not on Google Maps – East Uist

Extracts from the following book – Places not on Google Maps This small island, just to the West of South Uist is a mysterious place. In amongst the peat bogs, crow-filled craggy peaks and lochans, archaeologists have found evidence of stone circles and cromlechs that were built on artificial platforms about two inches in height. TheContinue reading “Places not on Google Maps – East Uist”

Places not on Google Maps – Caiman Cayman

Extracts from the following book – Places not on Google Maps This is the fourth and least known of The Cayman Islands, largely because it’s not a tax haven. It is a dangerous island, because the inland waterways are inhabited by a very fierce breed of caiman, who have been known to try and overturn boatsContinue reading “Places not on Google Maps – Caiman Cayman”

Symi – 2

Yialos stretches around the main bay into the smaller Harani Bay, the main area for shipbuilding in times past. Some boats are still repaired here, though the majority of the vessels tied to the quay are small, multi-coloured fishing boats, piled high with nets, straight out of a photographer’s dreams. On the hill above isContinue reading “Symi – 2”