Back on the islands, flirting with Faroese weather. When the ferry Norröna arrived in Tórshavn this morning, we started out with pure winter. Snow on mountains and roads, dull, slippery, hail, strong winds. Had a hard time unloading my luggage, didn’t want to loose parts of my car, neither doors nor tailgate. Only a few hours later: Sunshine, blue skies …
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Rainbow Alert! Take A Walk On The Wild Side
A shiny rainbow in our bay, magical appeal, so thick that it makes you feel like: I want to hop on and take a walk on the wild side. There’s quite a lot of rain on the Faroe Islands, I grant, but also constant change in the weather. Which makes the islands a perfect spot for rainbow lovers …
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Streymoy’s Central Highlands: Whirlwinds & Balm For The Soul
Bad weather and storm around the Faroe Islands recently, damage, ferry services and bus routes getting canceled. In the central highlands of the island Streymoy, whirlwinds speed up to angry 42,5 m/s at the moment. Hotspots: The old mountain road Oyggjarvegur and the mountain pass Norðadalsskarð …
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Nightcap on Norröna
I saw the twinkling silhouette of Tórshavn embracing a shadow ship harbor under a black velvet sky. Nightcap on Norröna. As I was promenading on the deserted upper decks, a sea breeze sprang up. Inside: Dim light staging the ferry’s evening gown. The belle of the ball, ready for another waltz across the ocean …
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A Sound Like Someone Trying Not to Make a Sound
Are you familiar with John Irving’s story A Sound Like Someone Trying Not to Make a Sound, originally found within his novel A Widow for One Year? Little Ruth wakes up in the middle of the night. In her dream, her bed has been shaking. My version of A Sound Like Someone Trying Not to Make a Sound is Faroese …
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2017 on the horizon: Gott nýggjár and Happy New Year!
My Faroe Islands wishes you and your families a great New Year’s Eve and Happy New Year. Gott nýggjár, to readers from around the world. 2017 on the horizon: See you around! On Facebook, on the net and on the Faroe Islands. Don't forget to bring binoculars. Picture taken at the beach of Tjørnuvík. Beautiful spot and one of my favorite places …
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Season’s Greetings. Heartbroken
The church of Elduvík and My Faroe Islands’ Season’s Greetings. As for me, I find it extremely difficult to choose the right words this year. Initially, I wanted to tell you a story about Faroese Christmas trees. Solid, resilient and vigorous, fearlessly braving the weather. That was before a truck crashed into a Christmas market in Berlin …
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