Rough sea, surrounded by steep cliffs, daylight begins to fade. Suðuroy, the southernmost of the Faroe Islands, Vágseiði on the west coast. How did I get here? Ferry route 7, ship M/F Smyril, from Tórshavn to Tvøroyri. Smooth passage? Not invariably the case, especially in the fall and in the dead of winter …
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Just received a unique birthday present: Lamb Sally Brown
The Faroe Islands, located in the middle of the North Atlantic, home to 49.188 people and approximately 70.000 sheep. As from today, I'm the proud owner of one of these sheep. Auburn fur, smart facial expression. I named it Sally Brown, referring to Peanuts and the motto „Happiness Is a Warm Blanket“ …
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Winter is on its way
A sheer veil made of snowflakes covering the top of the mountains in the course of this week, before it started raining again: Winter is heading for the Faroe Islands, with rapid strides. A time of year I have a thing for, maybe because I’m a child of the winter. It is incontestable that those months can be harsh on the islands …
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Being 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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I’m wishing on a star …
Half an hour ago. Eysturoy. Elduvík. Magic. Northern Lights. What a beautiful way to say „Goodnight“. Never can get enough of these Northern Lights. Hard to find, not easy to chase. Make you feel very small in this world. But also somehow connected to everything that surrounds us day after day. Earth. The planet we all live on …
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A late season sunbath at Æðuvík Beach
Rocky shore, heated by the sun, pleasing bare feet. Shoes, socks, sweater - on the ground. Sky and ocean, different shades of blue, clouds pretty in pink. Officially, Æðuvík is the Christmas village of the Faroe Islands. As for me, Æðuvík, located on Eysturoy, is also one of my favorite places during late summer and fall …
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Northern Lights: Dancers in the dark
It’s a rare phenomenon. But it does happen, even in the month of August. Beautiful Northern Lights, dancing across Faroese skies, right on our doorstep, in our bay. I have always been fond of the Northern Lights, way before I actually saw them for the very first time – in full strength, way up north in Norway. Now: Northern Lights above the Faroes …
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