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Some photos from our trip to Faroe for the Olavsoka in 2002

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Thanks to everyone who sent in photos. If YOU have any photos from trips please send them to me and I will put them up on the site.

A gentle breeze on the way up to Faroe.  lee rail down  halfway through the 300 verses.  Off Hesto.  The Pavarotti impersonations begin.  In good voice.  Time for a team photo.  Jan Witt  Jane and Bridget  Leaving Torshavn.  Pull the other one!  Yes, that one!  I see no cave  Which hand down?  A land of valleys  Are ye dancin'? Are ye askin'?  Dark fjordur  I can see your house from here!  Don, Christian and Hazel have a session  Eidi kirk  gate  geo  It is common in Faeroe to have a ship on the headstone of a fisherman or sailor.  Ship models are common in the rafters of the kirks.  Faroe kirk window  The traditional boats are similar to the old Shetland models.  Foroya banki  Funningsfjordur  Gentleman George  Lunch at Gjogn.  Gjogu  harbour  Kaidbaksfjordur  Kollafjordur  Looking east to Kalsoy  Making hay  Thousands gather in Torshavn's main square for the Olafsoka.  Still many traditional boats  Torshavn marina  And I thought pigeons were bad!  Singing at the Olafsoka  slipway  Church at Suderoy  Church at Torshavn  Cliffs  Inside Lairvik kirk  George at one of the Faroe yoals  Looking inland  Lairvik bank  Lairvik harbour  Lairvik harbour  Slipway  Lunch break while on tour  The original Faroe flag  Don and the spooners  Suderoy beach  Singing at the Olafsoka  The witch and the giant  The Swan in full sail 

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