Faroe Islands Day 5 - floating lake

Today we decided to explore the north islands before leaving Klaksvík and moving to Torshavn. But the weather decided differently. We drove to a supposedly beautiful view from the norther village in the islands, but it started raining and was completely covered in fog. We decided to move south because it looked clear on the webcams. But first we stopped by at the nearby Kunoy island. It was known for its small planted forest - a novelty on the islands with virtually no trees. It turned out surprisingly magical - a thick pine tree forest with the stream in the otherwise completely grassy and mossy landscape.

After that we decided to drive to the southern island Vagur (where the airport is) and hike to the “floating” lake. It was a beautiful easy hike to the cliffside point, from which you can see the optical illusion of the lake floating above the ocean. We didn’t really see the strong effect, but maybe it’s because we didn’t get close enough to the edge. While the hike was in a beautiful light breeze, as soon as we got to the cliffside, the wind gusts were really scary. I could easily imagine myself being knocked over the edge.

After that hike, we did another one hour hike to the viewpoint of the sea stacks called Troll Finger. The legend says that there was a troll woman that wanted to take Faroe Islands and… (yes, you guessed right) to throw them to island. For some reason all the trolls and giants wanted to do that. She got carried away, the sun came up and she turned into stone and drowned. But she was too big and her finger continues to stick up above the surface. It was a beautiful viewpoint, with the cliffside (thankfully fenced) being extremely windy - probably because that side faces completely open Atlantic side that faces South America, with nothing to freak the air current.

We then drove to Torshavn where we are staying the next two nights.Read more