Faroe Isles TORSHAVN:

 Faroe Isles TORSHAVN:

 

 

We are making our way to Tórshavn, Thor’s Harbour,  usually locally referred to as simply Havn, is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands.   It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. Torshavn has been a trading center for many years and whaling was and is a primary industry. During WWII it was a headquarters for the Royal Navy. 


Up early for coffee and then breakfast. The porridge is always good. 

We should arrive at about 1200 and as such we will have activities onboard. I will do a wildlife watch at 0900 and then a lecture later on the engine room. 



We will be docking at a working port and have to be shuttled to the entrance. Our walking tour is later in the afternoon.

After a lite lunch, we went ashore and did a walkabout. We returned to the ship for a break and waited for our walking tour. 

 

We found our room decorated with an American flag and “Happy 4th of July” written on the mirror. The “Afternoon Sweet” was a Red,White and Blue 4th of July cake. And there are only 13 U.S. citizens aboard the ship.



We very much enjoyed the most informative walking tour, learning about the old town area, fishing and trade. 



 

                       A Viking sundial carved into the rocks.

                                    Iceland Consulate

 

After the tour we noticed the hot dog stand was open and I was called to get a hot dog. It was very close to an Icelandic hot dog. 

We returned to the ship where the menu for tonight was American Fare. All was rather good.

Back to the ship and calling it a day. We are really enjoying this cruise.