A small church by majestic waters, a fjord called Kalsoyarfjørður. There I stood on Kunoy and let my gaze wander, on a clear day in October. The island on the other side is Kalsoy. Both islands are basically huge mountain ridges, when it comes to geography, spread out between north and south …
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Viðarlundin 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 …
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Confession: “If My Wife Knew …“
Even though there is no Mount Everest in the Faroe Islands: The mountains deserve your respect. Once we were sitting around some friend’s kitchen table when a group of Faroese popped in, returning from a hike. I will never forget what one of the guys told me about this particularly dangerous mountain trip …
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