Faroe Islands Day 3

Thursday, 1 August 2024

Jon and Jett went out for a rainy run in the morning..

then we finally got to walk through the doors of the local supermarket to get some non-service station food for the day’s supplies.

After that we did a driving tour of many of local towns and  islands via many tunnels and many bridges. We stopped for photos and even got some wifi when we went to an open information centre to check in for our flight the next day. We also discovered that one of the local teams Klaksvik was playing Malmo in the UEFA champions league round that night – so there was much excitement in that town (Update - they won 2-1!).  We’ve noticed that almost every town in the Faroe Islands has better football facilities than Hobart – generally beautiful artificial turf grounds and fancy clubhouses – so soccer is definitely a national pursuit. The other is racing their Faroe style dinghies but we didn’t get to witness any of that although the boats are all over the place.

After having a mostly cruisy driving day we had one final tourist challenge – we had to catch a car ferry to another island, drive to the far end of it (via 4 tiny one-lane tunnels), hike out to Kunoy lighthouse and back, then return to the ferry before it left, thus not leaving us stranded on the island overnight.  This meant we had to walk and jog at a decent pace to get back to the car in time. This was one of the pay-hikes which unfortunately don’t mean they are in good condition as we were slipping and sliding through the mud on the exceptionally steep slopes.  We made it with about 15 minutes to spare and the views were well worth the sweat and slides.

By the time we were home for our last night we just had time to pack and be ready for a 5 am departure for Iceland.

Overall the Faroes were amazingly spectacular.  It was hard not to be somewhere with an incredible view.  The weather was pretty similar to a Hobart winter - we noticed we were getting very similar temperatures each day! The roads are pretty good in most places, there's ample parking and toilets for tourists and good information boards everywhere (very helpful for those without internet). I'd highly recommend visiting to anyone but be prepared to hike a little, and go quickly, it's not going to stay quiet for long.