The port of Fuglafjørður plays a significant role in the pelagic fisheries of the North Atlantic. And it might as well be the only harbor world-wide that’s home to a shop selling mohair wool, NoðaStova, the shop that Katrin K. Petersen recently started. You don’t need to be in search of yarn at all, in order to pop in. Café, beach walk, shipwreck …
Read MoreViðareiði: Game Of Waves And Northernmost Village
Through the tunnel, down the road, in Viðareiði, surrounded by mountains and the sea, in this particular case, there’s water from two sides. Viðareiði is one of the two villages on Viðoy in the North of the Faroes, and the gateway to Cape Enniberg, a 700-something meter vertical sea cliff, the northernmost point on the islands. The little harbor of Viðareiði is a perfect location to watch the game of waves. Don’t get too close, the North Atlantic is cold and hungry all the time …
Read MoreBeing shipwrecked: Reflection, rescue and reward
One rope, two vessels and a comforting sound. Chug-chug. A marine engine, lively doing its job. Our engine – the exact opposite. Stubbornly silent. Out of order. As quiet as a mouse. The bad news: We are shipwrecked. Disabled and adrift. Powerless. For hours. The good news: Our ship, the M/B Irdi, just has been taken in tow, by the Susanna …
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