Future plans

while walking the Faroes, an idea sprung to our minds - a long distance trek in Canada next year.
I'm getting quite chuffed at the idea and I've already thought out a basic training plan for, if I want to do a long distance trail, I need to put quite a few miles into my legs. so I thought this out: March and April I will need to start walking every week-end, at least one of the two days, and then, from May to July, I'll have to walk over the week-end, possibly both days, with the same load I'm carrying on my holiday. that should do it - this way I should reach August nice and fit for walking regularly a few miles each day.
first thing to do is looking for an inspiring l.d.t.
I'm really getting into the idea for I can see the progress I make from the short walks I did this year - if I have the proper constant training I'm sure I can walk wonders!

I'll keep posting ideas as they come along, and training sessions I'll do :-)

Faroes, a few considerations

a few things I noted about these islands...
• they have flimsy plastic toilet seats
• there aren't many animals: sheep, mainly; birds, lots; some horses and a very few cows
• spectacular cliffs and views
• nice people, mostly smiling and helpful
• overall, they're not very tourist-orientated: when trails are marked, they go on for a while then usually disappear; times of buses and museums are dodgy at best, sometimes a museum is marked as open and you find it closed; many things worth advertising for are not
• not very environment conscious -perhaps because there's so much environment: there's no differentiated collection for rubbish; litter is left about everywhere, even in places you thought nobody would reach.
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three cheers to the Faroe Islands!!!

that said, I'm glad I came here. this few days have been really relaxing and a true sight for sore eyes - a much needed change of scenery after a whole year being stuck in an office wasting time producing rubbish...

Bládypi Hostel

nice, clean, central, breakfast, cheap for Faroese standards. we think it misses out for not having a common area, except the kitchen, that helps with contacts among the guests. normally you always end up chatting with the others, exchanging tips and ideas. and meeting at breakfast is just not the same...