The day started a bit later than yesterday at 1000 with a small half an hour delay. We were immediately off northbound and reached Saksun, a small village far away from everything. It was nice and quiet and located in beautiful surroundings. According to a friend who is actually from there, there are 8 permanent residents. Apparently the most photographed hut in the Faroe Islands is located here, and its popularity is due to its location and near surroundings. Unfortunately to get there you have to go through a farmer’s private property which he is getting sick and tired of everyone doing so we stayed away at a respectful distance. The village is a popular destination for tourists (it is nice here!) which is getting on the locals’ nerves so there are plenty of fences and signs saying “no drones” and “stay off the grass” put up around here.
Driving to Saksun.
Saksun.
From there we drove to Klaksvik, the 2nd largest city in the Faroe Islands. A bit outside we went on a short steep walk to a viewpoint by the name Klakkur which gave us a stunning view of the surroundings, including Kalsoy and Kunoy. The weather today was overcast and a bit colder than yesterday, but with the sun occasionally peeking through the clouds you got some amazing changing light on the landscape.
View from Klakkur with Eysturoy far left (with Leirvik), Kalsoy, Kunoy (center) and Klaksvik down to the right.
Following the climb we had a late lunch in Klaksvik before continuing on a small detour to Norðoyri before crossing the bridge to Kunoy and visiting the town Kunoy. From here we continued on to Vidoy and the town Viðareiði where we once again could get some beautiful views of neighbouring islands (Fugloy, Bordoy and Kunoy) and generally just surrounding rocks and mountains. Going there we had to go through two tunnels, and if you’re not used to this kind they were quite unnerving. Long (1,5-2,1km) one-lane tunnels for both directions, and with regular intervals there are booths on one side for one direction to wait for the opposite traffic to pass. It required timing and a bit of patience if you got stuck waiting for a larger group of cars coming towards you. It doesn’t help that the tunnels are less than 3 meters wide and with no lighting. These are quite common around on the Faroe Islands due to the limited traffic, and they are after all quite a bit cheaper to drill than a full-fledged 2-lane road with all the bells and whistles.
Kunoy (there are a few more buildings than seen in this photo, but not many).
Waterfront in Viðareiði.
Narrow tunnels.
From here we returned back to Torshavn where we arrived at app. 1930. I wanted a quick dinner and went to a nearby bistro – their carbonara was great but barely comparable with the large portion of fish and chips I had for lunch.
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