Ww2 German Binoculars
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 Tamiya Feldmarschall Rommel w German Infantryman Model Kit 1 35 US $1.04
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 Vintage WWII Dienstglas 8x30 Binoculars US $69.99
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 GI JOE GERMAN PANZER TANK Sgt Major Foreign Soldiers Collection World War II US $19.99
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 King and Country German Soldiers PREPARE TO MOVE WSS86 WWII US $58.45
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Battlefield 1942: The Complete Collection
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Sanday, Orkney - A Tranquil Island
If you want remoteness and beauty, Sanday is for you. Sanday is one of the group of islands to the North of the Orkney Mainland called 'The Northern Isles'. The island's low, rolling landscape is mostly sandy in soil type which lead the Norse who valued its rich farmland to give it its name which literally means sandy. The sand also gives Sanday it's amazing beaches. Sandays sand is made from the shells of molluscs which give it its amazing whiteness. Machair, a type of grassland normally only found in the Western Isles is prevalent on Sanday. Huge sand dunes have swallowed entire roads and structures on the island.
Sanday's wildlife includes large numbers of grey seals which can be seen on the islands beaches, particularly at Start Point, where they will follow you up and down the beach. The grey seals call incessantly and will follow your movements up and down the beaches. Sanday is a havend for birds and the spring sees the fields populated by various waders and their chicks which can easily be seen. There are English counties that have less skylarks than Sanday. The island is a stop over for many migrating birds - again particularly waders. The island is an ornithologist's dream. Sanday's lochs have some of the biggest trout in Orkney and you can fish for them without paying for the privilege. Visit the Orkney Trout Fishing Association website for more details. You can consult the Sanday Ranger, Roderick Thorne for more information on the island's wildlife. More information is available on the Sanday Website.
Sanday is rich in archaeology. There is a chambered cairn you can enter at Quoyness and you will see farms sitting on mounds that are the result of thousands of years of occupation. More recent history can be seen in the form of an Artillery Volunteer drill hall and cottage in the village and a battery complete with intact magazine about a half a mile to the north on a promontary in Otterswick bay. The Volunteers gave way to the territorial force in 1908, members of which are commemorated together with Sanday's othe war dead on the memorial in Lady Village. A German WW1 destroyer is still to be found where it ran aground whilst under tow to the breakers in 1919. Two of the B98's turbines and boilers still protrude from the water at low tide. There are two WW2 radar stations covering a large area at Whale Head and Lettan where there are substantial bunkers. The Brickie Hut is all that is left of a WW2 decoy airfield.
There is a thriving social calendar on the island and Rod Thorne has put together a marvellous programme of events to familiaraise you with the island's natural and archaeological heritage. However, you don't have to participate and there are lots of things you can do yourself, exploring the amazing unspoilt beaches and walking the island's comprehensive and well thought out network of trails for which a guide is available at any of the islands three shops and two hotels. As well as hotels you can opt for self catering or B&B. There is a very nice Orkney Bed and Breakfast at Backaskaill that welcomes behaved pets.
We want you to enjoy the unspoiled beauty and rural charm of Sanday. Sanday is a great place to get your thoughts together, so pack some books along with your trout rod, camera and hiking boots. You will be made most welcome on Sanday.
Copyright: Erin R. Walton 2011
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