Hýsisá

We woke up early to finalize our packing in preparation for our flight to the Faroe Islands. After a quick tidying of the room, and a bit of reshuffling to optimize the 23kg checked bag limit, we were on our way.

The drive to Edinburgh was quite leasurely and quick. The sun was out yet again, and the landscape vibrant. The ease of our day just seemed too easy... J had read about flight delay issues over the Bank Holiday weekend due to a glitch with the UK Air Traffic control system, but we hadn't been prepared for the organized chaos that ensued at the Edinburgh airport. While walking to the terminal we saw quiet a long line extending a fair distance out the door and down the walkway. Apparently the security screening system had a failure of some sort, and was causing quite the back up with processing.

We cautiously entered the departure hall for check in, but our kiosk wasn't open yet. When it opened we were third in line. Surprisingly the security line seemed longer than it was as A timed the full waiting and screening process to be 46 minutes. We even reacquainted with L, from Australia, whome we met in Pitlochry on top of Ben Vrackie mountain.

Due to various baggage and other terminal delays our flight was 30 minutes late leaving. The flight north was a quick 1.25hrs and uneventful; always a good thing when flying. Getting through customs was just as speedy, the agent didn't even say a peep 😶. We grabbed some beer and wine from the duty free area, then off to fetch the rental car. A comfortable Honda CRV for six days 🚙👍

Miðvágur was just a short drive down the road from the airport, and our accommodation easily located on the main road through town. Once settled, we decided a short walk around town was needed. On our way back we stopped at one of the local grocery stores to get a couple things for dinner. The accommodation was clean, but very minimalistic, however, the kitchen was abysmally stocked. It was furnished from randomly selected second hand stores, a few things matched, and very few were even useful... 🤣

Dinner was a scrumptious beef and rice stirfy 😋

Being on the main road we were entertained by a local teen or two in the early eve. Ripping up and down the main strip on scooters with vocal exhausts: revving the throttle on and off 🛵 💨 🔛📴🔛📴🔛📴Read more