The Fall of the Pharoahs
Day 4:
The last day in the Faroe Islands. Most of us woke up around 8am and then we had to pack and clean up the hostel. then the cars were to drive the luggage downtown to the bus terminal around 10 and then they had to be returned to the rental place by about 10:30. We were able to do one load with both cars that carried all the big luggage of everyone and perhaps more than half of the people down to the bus station. We still had about 4 hours till the bus to the airport at 3pm. We stuffed all our luggage into lockers at the station, and with most of us split up into groups we wander around the city once more.
It is still raining. I found out that it actually rains quite often in the Faroes, it is quite rare and you are very lucky if there is nice weather. Oh well.
So we walk around in search of more yarn. Julia, Fionnuala, Anna Vala and Ásta actually knit regularly but the knitting bug had effected most of us. I didn't buy any yarn in the Faroes but I knitted a scarf and now want to attempt knitting my own icelandic sweater, but before that I should probably knit one more thing before, probably leg or arm warmers. I just need to try and start the sweater here so I have people to help me if I screw up.
I think we ended up going to every single possible knitting store in Tórshavn. We also went back to the organic wool store where Gunnar bought a sweather, Julia bought a sweater/jacket and Ásta bought a pin made of sheep horn. We went back the Galleri Jinx for lunch and Leif and Roisin were there, and then Tom and Hannah later came. Then Julia, Ásta and I wandered around the older part of the city. It was really pretty, cobbled streets and all turf roofed houses. It was kind of strange because I think people still live in some of them so we were kind of trespassing, but I guess they would be use to crazy tourists. The 3 of us went to Kaffi Natur where everyone was resting and then it was time to head to the bus.
We unloaded the lockers and piled up the bus and off we went. It was insanely foggy at this point and some parts of the way you could not see anything around us. We get to the airport with nothing happening.
We check in our luggage and get our tickets only to find that our plane has been delayed. It is now about 4pm and our flight is suppose to leave at 5pm but the plane is not expected until close to 8pm. Everyone then uses this time to buy and write postcards. Luckily there was a computer in the terminal with the internet so you could look up people's addresses. I also bought this chocolate bar which I think is now my favourite. It is called Drifter by Nestlé, and I think it is made in Switzerland, but it is as if a Twix and a Kit Kat made love and this is its offspring. I have decided I need to try (almost) every type of chocolate bar on my trip. There are some good ones here. They are obsessed with licorice and they try and put it in all types of chocolate and candy. I used to hate black licorice but now that it has sneaked in through chocolate I am starting not to mind it.
After waiting for a few hours they announce of the intercom that the airport will be providing us a free meal due to the delay. At this point almost everyone in my group had already purchased a thing of fries from the kiosk thing in the airport. So the meal they provided was an assortment of open-faced sandwiches. One which had a mountain of shrimp on it, another with sliced hard-boiled eggs and shrimp, and the last had either smoked beef or lamb with some mustard and horseraddish sauce and crunions on top (crunions being crispy fried onions, commonly put on hotdogs in iceland). They were pretty good but I think so much shrimp was giving many people stomach aches, at least I was starting to feel funny.
Perhaps 30 mins later they announced they were boarding the plane so we collected our things and headed to the gate. The plane was about the same size as the plane to the Faroes, but I think this time it maye have been half full rather than one third full. More chocolate and alcohol were bought at duty free on the plane and at the airport in Reykjavik. It was somewhat cooler in Reykjavik, and it apparently snowed over the weekend, but there was little wind and it wasn't raining (haha yes Reykjavik was as so!).
The last day in the Faroe Islands. Most of us woke up around 8am and then we had to pack and clean up the hostel. then the cars were to drive the luggage downtown to the bus terminal around 10 and then they had to be returned to the rental place by about 10:30. We were able to do one load with both cars that carried all the big luggage of everyone and perhaps more than half of the people down to the bus station. We still had about 4 hours till the bus to the airport at 3pm. We stuffed all our luggage into lockers at the station, and with most of us split up into groups we wander around the city once more.
It is still raining. I found out that it actually rains quite often in the Faroes, it is quite rare and you are very lucky if there is nice weather. Oh well.
So we walk around in search of more yarn. Julia, Fionnuala, Anna Vala and Ásta actually knit regularly but the knitting bug had effected most of us. I didn't buy any yarn in the Faroes but I knitted a scarf and now want to attempt knitting my own icelandic sweater, but before that I should probably knit one more thing before, probably leg or arm warmers. I just need to try and start the sweater here so I have people to help me if I screw up.
I think we ended up going to every single possible knitting store in Tórshavn. We also went back to the organic wool store where Gunnar bought a sweather, Julia bought a sweater/jacket and Ásta bought a pin made of sheep horn. We went back the Galleri Jinx for lunch and Leif and Roisin were there, and then Tom and Hannah later came. Then Julia, Ásta and I wandered around the older part of the city. It was really pretty, cobbled streets and all turf roofed houses. It was kind of strange because I think people still live in some of them so we were kind of trespassing, but I guess they would be use to crazy tourists. The 3 of us went to Kaffi Natur where everyone was resting and then it was time to head to the bus.
We unloaded the lockers and piled up the bus and off we went. It was insanely foggy at this point and some parts of the way you could not see anything around us. We get to the airport with nothing happening.
We check in our luggage and get our tickets only to find that our plane has been delayed. It is now about 4pm and our flight is suppose to leave at 5pm but the plane is not expected until close to 8pm. Everyone then uses this time to buy and write postcards. Luckily there was a computer in the terminal with the internet so you could look up people's addresses. I also bought this chocolate bar which I think is now my favourite. It is called Drifter by Nestlé, and I think it is made in Switzerland, but it is as if a Twix and a Kit Kat made love and this is its offspring. I have decided I need to try (almost) every type of chocolate bar on my trip. There are some good ones here. They are obsessed with licorice and they try and put it in all types of chocolate and candy. I used to hate black licorice but now that it has sneaked in through chocolate I am starting not to mind it.
After waiting for a few hours they announce of the intercom that the airport will be providing us a free meal due to the delay. At this point almost everyone in my group had already purchased a thing of fries from the kiosk thing in the airport. So the meal they provided was an assortment of open-faced sandwiches. One which had a mountain of shrimp on it, another with sliced hard-boiled eggs and shrimp, and the last had either smoked beef or lamb with some mustard and horseraddish sauce and crunions on top (crunions being crispy fried onions, commonly put on hotdogs in iceland). They were pretty good but I think so much shrimp was giving many people stomach aches, at least I was starting to feel funny.
Perhaps 30 mins later they announced they were boarding the plane so we collected our things and headed to the gate. The plane was about the same size as the plane to the Faroes, but I think this time it maye have been half full rather than one third full. More chocolate and alcohol were bought at duty free on the plane and at the airport in Reykjavik. It was somewhat cooler in Reykjavik, and it apparently snowed over the weekend, but there was little wind and it wasn't raining (haha yes Reykjavik was as so!).
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