Faroe day 8

aug 18 thu
today we thought of playing it easy -in part thanks to my left knee- so we rented a car and took a comprehensive tour of the eastern island, Esturoy, going up and down the coast looking for nice spots.
we set off in this tiny Suzuki Alto to some well advertised waterfall that wasn't anything much different from other falls we saw - most probably it needs more water, for it has some sharp jumps. then we just strolled up and down fiords dodging between rain and sun…
we also went and look for a hot spring - after spotting the location and parking the car, we set off towards the supposedly right spot where the spring was. with my hopping downhill WITHOUT hiking boots, I soon ended up with both my feet drenched in the boggy soil. upon reaching a first cairn I gave up and let Rosie continue in search of the lost spring, Varmakelda, which she found, eventually. it just wasn't that hot, but lukewarm and not so easy to spot either. anyway she joined me back at the car where I got rid of my filthy socks and was waiting for her barefoot…
the next road took us right to the tip of the fiord to some windmills - a really impressive sight!
we also had a very nice surprise in Nes, where we found a very particular museum by pure chance. it was the house of the priests that took service in Nes from 1800 something to a few years ago. the keeper was a charming old fella who told us, in front of coffee and biscuits, that it was usually his wife there at the museum and he was just standing in for her who was away at a funeral. the house contains lots of old books and documents and the chat we had with the guy was very sweet. we totally enjoyed it, particularly because it was unexpected.
we had dinner in Saltangará then headed back to Tórshavn after 214 km round tour :)
it's been an enjoyable and relaxing day, and tomorrow we change scenery and take the ferry to Suduroy, where we'll stay until the 24th.