Standing on the Sornfelli mountain plateau, close to the edge, clouds within reach, viewing direction northwestwards. The contours of Vágar on the left, winding Vestmannasund in the middle and, pinhead-sized, the village of Kvívík just behind the rutted mountain beauty Skælingsfjall …
Read MoreGleðilig Jól og Gott Nýggjár! May All Your Dreams Come True
Life’s moving forward and another year comes to an end, unswerving, unstoppable, sceptered, just like winter waves in our bay, as seen from our living room window. Tick-tock, life time running. My Faroe Islands says: Gleðilig jól og gott nýggjár! Take care, and may all your dreams come true …
Read MoreThe Shortest Nólsoy Hike Ever
Actually, we had intended to go on a hike (lighthouse Borðan direction), but winter weather spoiled our plans, like already the very first hillside outside the village being completely covered with ice. Time to turn around and realize: Better safe than sorry. There’s always tomorrow …
Read MoreA Glorious Winter Day at Eiði Beach
Driving through the narrow village roads of Eiði, passing the lake Niðara Vatn, arriving at Mølin and getting out of the car close to the former soccer ground that by now serves as a campsite. No cocktail glass sunburn all inclusive palm-lined beach down here, but a perfect North Atlantic from boulder to boulder bouncing course in the north of Eysturoy …
Read MoreViðarlundin í Kunoy: A Walk Through a Faroese Wood
Trees in the Faroe Islands: Rare, but they do exist. In the late 1800s, groves were planted in some places, the Viðarlundin í Kunoy in 1914. Large variety of trees, located above the village. Ashes, spruces, birches, with Eggjarsteinur, a giant rock, at the center. Picnic table, trails and bubbling brook …
Read MoreAbandon Ship! The 1707 New Year's Eve Drama of Lambavík
A walk in Lamba, lost in thought. On New Year’s Eve 1707, the Danish ship Norske Løve sank close to the village, after having been blown off course on its way to India. Just a few steps from here, the Norske Løve was driven onto Eysturoy's rocky shore and relentlessly dashed to pieces …
Read MoreIngi Sørensen: An Aquanaut Rising from Another World
Science fiction setting. An aquanaut rising from another world, enveloped in odd-looking cloud formations, strange colors and surreal light. That day, commercial diver and photographer Ingi Sørensen is just about to return from another Tjørnuvík dive. Submerged? Ingi: „A magnificent and peaceful place” …
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