Faroe Islands
August 2018
Far out in the North Atlantic sea, between Scotland and Iceland, lie the Faroe Islands. A cluster of 18 volcanic islands that are self governing but officially part of Denmark. For the first time in a while, we managed to get the whole Leeming family in one place. Together we flew over from Edinburgh for a 5-day trip to explore these small rugged islands.
We rented a small house in the village of Elduvík and made that our base.
Gjogv
Tjørnuvík
Saksun
The jetty at Hattarvik on the isle of Fugloy
The name Fugloy means ‘bird island’, and refers to the large number of birds that nest on the island's cliffs.
With many villages on remote islands, the government subsidises a helicopter service, making it an affordable way of getting around quickly. For £13 we flew from Fugloy to Klaksvik and enjoyed some epic views.
The government buildings in the old streets of Tórshavn, the capital.
Vidareidi
The Faroe Islands have built an intricate network of 22 tunnels through the mountains and under the sea to connect most of the villages.
Onboard the short ferry from Klaksvik to Kalsoy
Trøllanes, which means 'Troll peninsula' because of a legend that the trolls living in the surrounding mountains would visit the village every Twelfth Night. To avoid them the villages would flee to the neighbouring village that night…
Kallur Lighthouse
The cliffs of Kunoy
Hot tub evenings back in Elduvík
Gasadalur was only recently connected to the rest of the islands by a tunnel. Until 2004 it was extremely isolated and villagers would have to hike over the mountain to get to the next village.
Locations of places that appear in the photos above.
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