1. Northern Føroyar
(Faroe Islands)
September 2011

9. Klaksvík – population 4,682

10. Fípan Fagra,
sculpture by Hans
Pauli Olsen

12. Hjá Jórun, my favorite bakery in the
Faroes. They also serve affordable
daily lunch specials.

13. Christianskirkjan, 1963, designed by Peter Koch.
A combination of Christian architecture and old Norse design.

14. Inside the church – the font is at least 3,000 years old, once used in a pagan temple

20. Vágur Harbor in Klaksvík

21. Drive to Viðareiði

26. Viðareiði – population 352

30. A deceptive photo of me – fierce winds kept blowing over my camera!

35. Drive back to Tórshavn

36. Dawn bus ride back to Klaksvík

37. Mail ferry M/S Ritan sails out to Fugloy

38. I learn my waterproofs really are waterproof!

41. Høgni peers out at Svínoy

42. Approaching Svínoy – home to sheep farms and a salmon-breeding program

48. Village of Hattarvík on Fugloy

50. Waves pound the “dock” for Kirkja

53. Mail, people, and gossip – the cargo of the M/S Ritan

54. Village of Kirkja

58. Waves toss us about

59. Svínoy

62. Waterfalls lace Viðoy

66. Hvannasund

67. Heliport in Klaksvík

68. Klaksvík revisited

71. The crew prepares for an aerial survey

73. View of Klaksvík from inside the heliport office

74. Helicopter flight from Klaksvík to Tórshavn
Running through the pre-flight checklist

75. Klaksvík from above

82. The perspective from a helicopter is the best way to
grasp the geography of the Faroe Islands.

86. Landing in Tórshavn