Suduroy Island to Streymoy Island

Not such a fine morning...it's moving day today so not too worried about the weather...kind of sad to leave this lovely island, we have really enjoyed every day that we were here.

Quite foggy on the road but we didn't have too far to go to catch the ferry back to Torshavn on Streymoy Island.

We were on the second deck of cars ....

Unlike our first ride on the ferry, I was not tempted to go outside. It is a two hour trip and while Pete read his book I could edit my photos...and have a coffee and cake.

Our hotel is very near the wharf so we had no trouble finding it. This is the view from our window....

After settling into the hotel we walked to this Irish Pub (it was the closest restaurant) without getting too wet...had a good meal...

 

Exploring Suduroy

Blue sky this morning....

....such a glorious view while eating a delicious breakfast at our bnb...

Today we planned to travel from the top to the bottom of this lovely Suduroy Island (the most southern island of the Faroe Islands). This town in the photo is Porkeri...

One of the many tunnels on the island...

Sandvik....From a distance all the towns ( the locals call them villages) look the same but when you drive down and have a look they are all distinctly different.

Every little village has some sort of harbour and little boat houses....

On our way north to see a magnificent view of the coastline...there is a 109 metre sea stack called Asmundarstakkur ...

....amazing cliffs...the ocean looked so blue...

On our hike back to the car, two oyster catchers made such a racquet...

The land we hiked on was private farm land....lots of sheep ....most of the farmers allow the public to walk through their land.

Baby geese ....I had never seen baby geese before....not sure why but there are a lot of geese in the Faroes.

Hvalba was a busy coal mining town many years ago, only one mine remains open. The town is situated at the bottom of a deep inlet (fiord). 

The beach is beautiful...we didn't have our bathers with us but I would have been tempted to dip my toes in the water.  Instead I searched for sea glass and found heaps.

So pretty...

Back to Porkeri on the way south...we stopped for a snack by the creek...

And drove through the town we are staying in ...Vagur...

So tame they let me give them a scratch...

These next photos were all taken at a place called Eggjarnar...it is an area which is known for its scenic viewpoint to the sea-cliffs of the southern part of Suduroy.

You can just see a guy at the top...

There is an abundance of lichens in the Faroes...often they appear to be attractive...

At the southern tip of Suduroy (and the Faroe Islands),  lies Akraberg. The 14-metre tall cylinder shaped lighthouse has withstood storms since 1909.

We stopped and chatted to these two chaps...one is the lighthouse keeper and the other his son. They answered quite a few of our questions about the Islands.

Driving to our next hike....Beinisvord...we were both astounded when we saw the above...

It was a great walk and then magnificent views..

Beinisvord is a 469 metres high sea cliff, the highest in Suduroy...a  vertical cliff facing the sea and a green slope down towards the village of Sumba.

We approached the edges with caution...Pete lying down...

The clouds weren't far away...

You can just see Pete....Quite an awesome day ...

 

Bordoy Island to Suduroy Island

An early start this morning, we had to drive to the capital of Faroe Islands, Torshavn, to catch a ferry to Suduroy Island. We drove through the subsea tunnel network called Esturoyartunnil. It opened in December 2020 and at the heart of the tunnel, 72 metres below the surface is the world's first under water roundabout. Pretty amazing.

While we were waiting in the queue of cars to board the ferry I took a few photos as the water was so calm. And yes, it is a car ferry we waited for.

Pete and I remembered the last time that we had driven onto a car ferry...it was when Chris was 6 months old and we were in a hired camper van in New Zealand.

Thankfully there was a cafe on the boat where we could buy breakfast ....

It was pretty cold outside but great to be up close to the islands...This tiny island is called Little Dimun...it is uninhabited. It is the smallest of the main 18 islands. The lower third of the island is sheer cliff, with the rest rising to the mountain which reaches 424 metres. 

The ferry docked in the town Tvoroyri.

Our ferry on it's way back to Torshavn....

Some really cute boats in this little harbour .....

....one of the attractive houses...

Isn't this a stunning shrub...there are way more gardens in this town than we have seen elsewhere ...

Their church is up on a hill...it was the first thing we noticed when we were on the boat. It is Norwegian in origin and with a Celtic cross as its coat of arms, it harkens back to the roots of Christianity and Christian faith in the Faroe Islands. It was made in 1906 in a Norwegian factory and moved to the island, erected and completed in 1908.

It is beautiful inside. We noticed the two boats hanging from the ceiling...

Some attractive plants in the church garden....

After our wander around Tvoroyri, Pete and I drove to Vagur where we had accomodation booked for two nights. We were very happy to see it is a beautiful town close to many hiking trails. The coastline is breathtaking...

Pretty little flowers amongst all the rocks...and my $10 Kmart shoes that I bought in Melbourne because I'd forgotten my joggers. I have worn these shoes for ages now and even hiked in them in the rain yesterday (forgot to change into my hiking shoes)...they are so comfortable and still look good...might look at more shoes from Kmart.

The town of Vagur....and their soccer field (most bigger towns have one).

It is amazing how rarely we see  litter on the islands and have never seen any graffiti...You can see our grey car and one other in the photo, gives you an idea how huge cliffs and hills are.

I thought this a clever piece of art to remember those who worked as fishermen in days gone by.

After settling in at our bnb, Pete and I had dinner at a local restaurant....we bought an ice cream on our way home and admired this view....and yes that is how green everything is...I haven't edited the photo at all. And it was 7pm...sun sets tonight at 11.13pm.