South coast…
1. As Gaël requested it, here is the whole family. 😀 2. An example of the language at the checkout of a store, inapprehensible and unpronounceable for us. And to show you what the rain can be there, here is a short videoRead More…
First steps with family
My passengers well landed, we discovered the Reykjanes peninsula together before going to Reykjavik the next day to buy warm jackets to Isabelle and Emile. 1. Volcanic activity is strong on this promontory. 2. Emile is so happy to be back in “Dad’s truck”!Read More…
Crossing and first steps in Iceland
1. Here arrives the ferry that connects Denmark to Iceland, serving the Faroes. 2. Barely moored as the rear port opens to let out the arrivals before VivaLaVida embarks… 3. Honeymoon on the boarding park! 😉 I will meet the owners of thisRead More…
Faroe (IV)
As announced, here is the latest update on the Faroes with some images of the old town of Tórshavn, the “Capital” of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous archipelago of Denmark. 1. The old town is located on a rocky outcrop, sort of peninsula in the harbor. Read More…
Faroes (III)
Let’s continue the journeye… 1. Arriving in Tjornuvik, another isolated village known for its black sand beach, one of the very few beaches of the Faroes. The place is famous for surfing because the bay opens on the North Atlantic and have big waves when it’s windy.Read More…
Faroes (II)
Here is the continuation of my discovery of the Faroes. These islands are right in the Gulfstream, this warm oceanic current which gives to Scandinavia and more largly to Europe its temperate climate compared to its latitude. As a result, average temperatures vary very little between summer and winter:Read More…
Faroes (I)
Having taken the boat from Hirtshals to Iceland, I decided to stop for three days to discover the Faroe Islands that attracted me for a long time. As I write this update from a small lost village, in the pouring rain, and don’t regret my choice. These islands areRead More…
Start…
After a few busy days before holidays, I left Emile and Isabelle who will join me in a few days and took the road to the North. There are 1’200 miles waiting for me to reach Hirtshals, at the Northern tip of Denmark, where leave the only ferry thatRead More…
Preparations
I had announced a future destination for VivaLaVida in the last article, it is time to unveil it: VLV will soon take the ferry to the Faroe Islands and Iceland! It has been a long time since I wanted to go back there but it wasn’t planned forRead More…
Little problem now corrected
Sorry, a little bug has upset the layout of the last article. It is now corrected. Thank you for your understanding.