7 - Faroe Islands, Woolly Cows, More Breweries

We go off on our own as much as possible on these trips.  Today, we have a private tour of the island.   Victor from Chile starts us off by taking us to a small farm for a long walk to the stunning Vagar cliffs .  The hike ends at Lake Leitisvatn, which is also called the 'Lake Above the Ocean'.  You'll see why shortly.

Oh, and the farm had some really cool looking Highland (Woolly) Cows, too!

And here's the Lake above the Ocean.  Please click on these pics to see them full screen.  The views were simply breathtaking

After our hike, we stop at a local liquor store for some unique souvenirs, and then make some other stops with jaw-dropping scenery (With more waterfalls, of course).  Finally we eat lunch next to, well, next to another waterfall nestled in cliffs with a stunning background (and some great dogs, too).  

The last stop is at the tiny village of Bour, population... 74.

The town's backyard is another black sand beach with an amazing backdrop

The tour ends back at the ship.

Now, local breweries are important cultural landmarks.  (I mean, they are to us).  We end our tour dropped off at Mikkeller Brewpub (a famous Danish brewery) right in town.  After some tastes there, we walk out of town and to the very local and very residential Oy Brewery for snacks and interesting beers.  I’m still annoyed that they were out of cans of their excellent licorice stout.

Back on the ship, we change back to civilized clothing, still thinking about the amazing day.

Sun Aug 24

This was our last day at sea.  More workouts.  More trivia.  More relaxing.  The main difference here was that I am able to enjoy a Danish beer from the Faroes while sitting on my ship balcony.