We are now with my posts leaving Streymoy and moving on to Eysturoy, immediately east of Streymoy. But, in honesty, we have already paid a couple of short visits to Eysturoy. First, when I photographed Fossa waterfall and captured it both from Streymoy and Eysturoy and the second time, when we photographed the sea stacks, Risin and Kellingin, mainly from Tjørnuvik on Streymoy, but also from a viewpoint not for from the village of Eiði.
But now we leave Streymoy for good and step on to Eysturoy, and we start at the village of Eiði at the far north of the island. Most of my photos are to the north of the islands, where the landscape is far more dramatic than in the south, where the landscape is gentler. The first image (above) is captured at the village itself looking south down through the sound between the two islands.
And, as usual, I had to include the church. Those of you, who have followed my stories, have probably noticed that I include the church in nearly every village I describe. I find that the character of the church tells so much about the character of both people and nature. Here in the Faroes the churches are austere, without much ornaments. Very different from the churches in Portugal, which I visited in October last year. After the Faroes I will post a series of photos from the Douro valley and some landscapes in northern Portugal. Beauty of a very different kind reflecting another people and a warmer landscape.
The other element that is included in nearly every post from the Faroes is a waterfall. This one I found with the help of Mark McColl, hidden just outside the village (even Mark struggled to find it). It has several tributaries including a little stream that was running beside me as I photographed Risin and Kellingin (see that post).
