May 25, 08

Day 4

This was going to be our last complete day on the Faroes. Our first outing was to attend church next door. The service was held in Faroese. Well… this was the first time I fell asleep in church.

Taken in Rituvík with the island Nólsoy in view

Another spot to linger

Mountains and fjords – no matter where you look

Lake Toftavatn (vatn=water)

Margo asleep in the back seat – guess she forgot to put on her travelling shoes…

A few wind turbines

This tiny built-in slot is a Faroese mailbox

Some Faroese boys – I’d assume they are brothers the way they played with each other – enjoying a Sunday afternoon

Somebody’s house

There were times the Faroe Islands looked a bit Irish – which all depended on the light

Lots of light and shadow play

Yes, your eyes are not deceiving you – this is a very black baby carriage. I had seen one parked outside the church earlier in the morning, but did not dare to inquire about the reason. I thought it might have been some ancient Celtic way of saying good-bye to a lost child. No – my friend Mariann told me this is the latest fashion to have a black baby carriage and most Faroese moms yearn to have one.

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Black baby carriages

Two moms (I was told they were sisters) on a stroll with their kids in black baby carriages

Sunday evening – the only time we had more clouds move in

Yeah, there we have it! Just before we had to leave the islands I got to see this beauty

This is Mariann’s house where we stayed for four nights

Margo getting beautified once more – last chance!

Margo getting a Pharaoh haircut on the Faroe islands

Some English speaking kids in Germany actually thought the Faroe Islands were in Egypt… they heard “Pharoah Islands”

Margo took this picture of Mariann. I could not have done this even if I had tried.

A Faroese beer bottle gathering

Again, on this last night, we did not get to bed till 1:30 a.m. And we had to get up at 4:45 to leave the house at 6 a.m. for a one-hour drive to the airport.

After our arrival on Thursday Mariann asked me if I had taken advantage of all the free drinks served on Atlantic Airways

I told her that I’d rather not drink on flights as some flights include enough swaying anyway. I’d rather have a drink on solid ground. Anyway, I had observed the flight attendants being very busy serving alcoholic drinks and I was informed this is to calm down nerves. Why? The Faroe Islands have the second shortest landing strip/run way in the world! Landing is therefore especially difficult in bad weather such as fog, etc. The local passengers – not ignorant tourists like me – drown their worries in booze.

Needless to say, when it came time to depart I was a bit more nervous than usual. I counted 19 seconds from the time the plane started on the run way to the actual take-off and then I looked out the window. We had 19 seconds to get enough power to lift off, because after that you are on water already.

Departures are easier than landings, I have been told.

I will fly again with Atlantic Airways.

See for yourself right here:

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