We had to be flexible with our travel plans in the Faroe Islands b because of the highly localised and changeable weather. We based ourselves in Tórshavn because it was sufficiently central to go anywhere as a day trip, chasing the sunning weather. We began today in fog-shrouded Tórshavn looking around Skansin Fort, which was built in 1580 to protect the settlement against pirate raids. Once we realised that the fog was not going to lift, we changed our original preliminary plans and headed north-west to the small settlements of Tjørnuvík and Saksun. It was a good choice as the skies were clear and sunny and the scenery looked quite spectacular.
01 View from our hotel room, Tórshavn.jpg
02 Tórshavn.jpg
03 Skansin Fort, Tórshavn.jpg
04 Skansin Fort, Tórshavn.jpg
05 Skansin Fort, Tórshavn.jpg
06 Við Áir.jpg
07 Við Áir.jpg
08 Haldarsvík.jpg
09 Haldarsvík.jpg
10 Haldarsvík.jpg
11 Approaching Tjørnuvík - single lane road.jpg
12 Coastal stacks at Eiðiskollur seen from Tjørnuvík.jpg
13 Coastal stacks at Eiðiskollur seen from Tjørnuvík.jpg
14 Tjørnuvík.jpg
15 Tjørnuvík.jpg
16 Tjørnuvík.jpg
17 Tjørnuvík.jpg
18 Tjørnuvík.jpg
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20 Viking burial place, Tjørnuvík.jpg
21 Viking burial place, Tjørnuvík.jpg
22 Tjørnuvík.jpg
23 Tjørnuvík.jpg
24 Saksunarvatn.jpg
25 Saksunarvatn.jpg
26 Mass movement, Saksunarvatn.jpg
27 Saksunarvatn.jpg
28 Saksun.jpg
29 Saksun.jpg
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31 Saksun.jpg
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33 Saksun.jpg
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36 Saksun.jpg
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