A scene created to astonish the world, picture-perfect and typically Faroese. The small village of Tjørnuvík in the extreme North of the island Streymoy. Remote houses surrounded by high, verdurous mountains, meadows and a sandy beach. A spot popular among local divers and surfers (the few being around from time to time), shadowy quite often, but enough light and sunshine to grow turnips and rhubarb, mostly in fenced-in gardens, with the view of the sea. One of my favorite bathing places on top of it all, still attended with danger. It’s not just that the Faroe Islands are surrounded by extremely strong currents. Going on a hike is also fundamentally tricky. Expect narrow trails in many places, a rough and sloping terrain, vertigo-inducing hillsides and insurmountable waterfalls. Dangerous to humans. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to catch sight of the true climbing specialist on this wimmelpicture, Faroese Style. Meaning: the woolen aristocrat of the sheep family. The representative of the Faroese sheep. No slope too steep, no mountaintop too high. Adoration: well-deserved. Nonchalance at its best.
Upwards: Hiking in the Faroe Islands. In waves: Faroe Islands Surf Guide. Downwards: Diving.