Time to get Scilly

I don’t think there is another place on earth like the Isles of Scilly. I feel fortunate to have discovered them years ago quite by chance, but not by accident. Most sought after as a beautiful, quiet destination for those who seek to retreat for a bit. The Scillonians are welcoming and friendly.These tiny islands are packed with such a fascinating history. There are around 900 shipwrecks located in the tiny archipelago. Believed to have once been a single land mass, ancient stone walls are still easily visible from both land and sea. With a history beginning thousands of years ago with the Iron Age, Scilly has been the site of viking invasions, and home to pirates, wreckers and smugglers.

Scilly sunny day

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I’ve made some important connections and have been given access to some pretty Scilly historical information. The editor of The Scillonian, The Isle of Scilly’s bi-annual periodical, has agreed to let me pour through his entire library, dating back nearly 100 years. I brought my book scanner and plan to tackle the war years especially. Did I mention how helpful Scillonians are?