Faroe Islands Day 2

Thursday, 1 August 2024

We allowed ourselves a bit of a sleep in before we headed out to another amazing looking town called Gjogv positioned (like all the others) seemingly on the edge of the earth. We were able to do a short stroll to see some puffins up close which was fun.

After that we drove to the capital – Torshavn, which was in the midst of the national day celebrations and the townsfolk (and probably those from other islands) were all dressed in their national costumes and strolling up and down the streets which had been closed off to cars for the day.

It was a nice vibe and we managed to find an open café to get expensive hot chocolates and enjoy the wifi. 

Interestingly the day marks the death date of St Olav, a Norwegian king who was canonized after his death in 1030. Jon had a brief chat with a Faroe fisherman who acknowledged the strangeness of that particular date being selected.

After a stroll around the old town and some lunch by the old Faroe Island style dinghies we drove on to Saksun to do an amazing hike by a  river which spilled into the sea. We got there as the tide was going out but still had to rely on Zali piggy backing us a short distance to keep our shoes dry.

Our last stop for the day was our local service station for dinner ingredients – as it was still the holiday Monday.