Suddenly: Islands

We said goodbye to Bret Thursday morning and then boarded the ferry, Norrøna, for the Faroe Islands.  On board, we enjoyed shrimp on bread, turran fisk, lasagna, lamb stew, and a plethora of desserts.  The conditions were amazing.  It was like sailing on glass.  We hardly felt any rocking.  What with jet lag and the excitement, I was unable to really sleep.  The kids had multiple naps throughout the day.  I had just closed my iPad, around 1 am, when Annika shouted "Hey look, an island!" There was no sleeping to be had at that point.  I ran outside to get a better view.  It appears that we were sailing between Eysturoy and Kalsoy, then between Eysturoy and Nølsoy, until we finally approached Thorshavn. 


What a mess, getting off the boat.  We took the elevator from the gang plank to ground level, where the lobby was solid, wall-to-wall people, waiting to get on the ferry.  We had to bump and excuse our way out the door.  We found Hanna waiting outside, but her car wasn't big enough for us AND the luggage.  She took the big stuff to her house, then came back to take us to Velbastað, then brought our big stuff over on Friday, late morning.

We had breakfast late on Friday, then walked to Kirkjubø (the neighboring village with an historic church and farm.)  It took about one hour in each direction.  I'm pretty sure it was uphill both ways, and with the way my feet feel now, barefoot in the snow.  Mammubeiggji made us sauteed flounder and potatoes for dinner.  Bear, who has eaten next to nothing since leaving Boise, had at least 10 filets and 10 potatoes!

Danielle has been such a good sport.  She has never complained, has tried everything at least once, so far, and has had impeccable manners in all situations.  In fact, she went out of her way on several occations to make peace between siblings or child and mom.

Photos to follow soon.  Mammubeiggji does not have wi-fi, so I have to download the images to my lap top, find a chord to plug into his landline, then upload images to the blog.