An intense moment of happiness in Viðareiði. Standing on the northernmost island Viðoy, frolicking around the waterside with a friend, watching the waves come in, Svínoy and Fugloy within sight. Bright day, sunshine illuminating kelly-green algae, seawater-filled puddles and weirdly shaped rocks. On top of the world. Faroes. So much in love, still …
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The Late Light Show
Summer’s almost over, nights are dark again. Time to monitor skies in the evenings, since I don’t want to miss one single Late Light Show. In the course of this week, I was lucky enough to catch some Northern Lights flickering above our bay. Shortly after, I captured another scene …
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Weekend Review: The Spirit Of Ólavsøka
National holiday, two-day celebration of Ólavsøka, weekend review. Back from Tórshavn, late coffee on a quiet Sunday in our village, recalling this year’s Ólavsøka favorites. Like: Sitting at the meeting place Trappan í Vágsbotni close to the harbor with the fall of darkness, area packed with people, meanwhile someone behind me spills his drink …
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Blogaversary! My Faroe Islands Celebrates Its 2nd Birthday
My Faroe Islands celebrates its 2nd birthday: My Faroe Islands. Anja’s blog. Pictures and stories about my second home in the middle of the North Atlantic. My blog has a website, a Facebook Page, a channel on Vimeo and, most important, readers from all over the world …
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The Hidden Rose Garden Of The North Atlantic
Sails set, 7 knots, on our way from the Faroe Islands to Iceland. Standing in the cockpit with a smile on my face, rechecking the chart that’s shown on a display. No kidding. „Rosengarten“, it says. German for rose garden. What a name for a piece of the North Atlantic. Sailing from the Faroe Islands to Iceland …
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Lambs! Welcome to our Racetrack and Kindergarten
A racetrack has been set up close to a friend’s house. First I scanned it with my binoculars (kitchen window), then I went over, in order to take a closer look at the starting field. Hilarious. A gang of lambs on a dead-end village road, speeding and galloping back and forth, next to a lamb kindergarten. Want to see them running? Video link included …
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Shadow Theater: A Silky Feeling Of Summer
Light is back on the islands. Like: Looking out of the window at 22:50 p.m. and watching a glowing sky, freckle-faced and pretty in orange and pink, above the silhouette of a quiet and deserted road on one side, some houses on the other. A silky feeling of summer has wrapped our village and the neighboring mountains, hills and waters …
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