Mystery islands

The Faroe islands

I have been at The Faroe Islands a few times before and this beautiful country in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean keeps surprising me. Everything is so mysterious and so unique – I think this is why I keep coming back.

I spend 12 days this time, exploring these mystery islands - this time invited by Atlantic Airways

Northern Light

I must admit – I’m addicted to the Northern Light! I have to see it at least once a year, and since I’m located in Copenhagen, Denmark, where the Northern Lights is extremely rare, I have to travel to see it. Even though the Faroe Islands are located quite far to the north, the constant change of the weather is a really big obstacle.

This night my friend and I had to wait for hours on a cold, cold beach before the clouds decided to disappear so we could see the beautiful green light in the sky.

HOYMA

Every year a truly Faroe event take place in the two tiny towns, Syðrugøta and Norðragøta. This event is a music festival taking place in private homes and with local Faroe musicians. The festival is called HOYMA which means HOME.

I spend a wonderful evening going from one home to another listening to some really lovely music.

Hiking

Faroe Islands got a lot of different hiking routes with different lengths and difficulty. But common to all of them is the way you get to see and feel the landscape. Back in the days, the local Faroes used to hike from one town to another, most of the trails is still there and is well marked with cairn (human-made stack of stones).

For more information about hiking the Faroe Islands go to this site: visitfaroeislands.com/see-do/hiking

Pro hiking

For one of my more serious hikes I got connected with a guy named Pól – a true Faroe legend! Pól invited me, and my friend Jacob, on a hike only for the skilled, around the northernmost island, Viðareiði.

We started out in storm and rain, summiting the island along the ridge, and ended up in warm and sunny weather, while the rest of the Faroe Islands were still covered in rain. Pól really managed to select the perfect track that day!

Pól is currently working on a new hiking website: www.hiking.fo – soon to go online!

Thanks

A huge thanks to Atlantic Airways, for inviting me to these wonderful islands, to Visit Faroe Islands, for helping during the stay, and to Osprey Europe, Primus Equipment and Gudrun & Gudrun for some great equipment. And of course to the kind Pól and his friend Olaf for guiding us safe around Viðareiði.