Weekend trip using SAS Eurobonus points (before 1.9 when SAS changes from Star Alliance to Sky Team and bonus program may be altered).
Pics include:
Puffin watching on Mykines (now only possible with guided tour)
Whale Station visit to Við Áir (closed since 1984)
Driving a rental car from Torshavn/Vagar to Vestmanna, Saksun, Fuglafjødur, Gjogv, Tjørnuvik and Gasadalur.
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Facts about Vid Air Whaling station (from Wikipedia):
In 1936 it was taken over by the Faroese company P/F Sperm, and was rebuilt and modernized.
A total of 4.454 whales came in at the station in the period 1906-1984[3] 3.155 Fin whales, 524 Sperm whales, 509 Sei whales, 124 Minke whales, 62 Blue whales, 30 humpback whales and 410 unlisted whales.
The last activity at the station was 26 November 2013, when a stranded Sperm Whale was hauled up and then subsequently exploded after being cut into, the incident was filmed and quickly went viral on the internet.
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Facts about getting to Mykines:
Season is short – approx may-september. Most puffins in July and august. Direct flight to Faroe Islands from Copenhagen (CPH). With either SAS or Atlantic Airways. For Mykines you take a boat (60DKK one way), daily from Søvagur at 0915. Return at 14 or 18. Note that ferries are often cancelled due to wind in wrong direction for ferry to dock at Mykines.
(Photos with Nikon D750 / iPhone13Pro / Samsung phone.)
Please see all pics here.