Archive for August, 2006

We have had a lot of fog in August. Every morning I read (or try to read) the Faroese news on www.portal.com, and I check the link that has 17 webcams in different places around the islands. There have been several days when they all looked just about the same - white fog. […]

This has been one of those weeks when everything happens at once. I have been so busy that I even forgot to take any pictures for a whole week.
I have started packing, and so far I have 4 large boxes ready to ship back home. I will leave the Faroe Islands on […]

… or An Evening in Elduvík
The gorge at the edge of the bay at the base of the cliffs in Elduvík was the site for an evening opera recital. Rúni and Susanne Brattaberg performed of arias from several well-known operas. Rúni is Faroese, originally from the island of Suðuroy. […]

The main road around the Fuglafjørður bay that goes past my house ends at the dump or transfer station. This must be one of the most beautiful settings for a dump in the whole world, but especially on a warm, sunny, summer evening. This time of year wild flowers are scattered over the […]

One afternoon my children and I went fishing in Jørmund’s boat with Jákup Arnold. We sailed out around the headlands near the entrance to the Fuglafjørður bay. We started out with three fishing poles, but one had a broken fish hook and on another the line broke and the hook and lures were […]