Thursday 31 January 2013

Foula in the '70s


Programmes in the series Look, Stranger have recently been shown on BBC Alba, including one about life on Folula in the 1970s. Here is a video clip focusing on the mail service run by the Gear brothers. Nothing came easily to this off-shore island.

Scottish Islands Explorer - grateful for the acceleration of communication

1 comment:

Richard Evans said...

The men were made of stern stuff, in an open boat in most weathers.