Hi!
I’m way behind, aren’t I? And this will be the first blog entry that I’ve written before 4am so it might even make a little more sense than usual! I might even use a few long words, if I’m feeling saucy.
Today I ate puffin! I won’t go into too much detail as some people might find it disturbing (let’s face it, they’re really cute). It tasted awesome. The best meat I’ve ever tasted; like duck, chicken and pigeon all rolled into one delicious, delectable package. And the GRAVY! God knows how it was made — probably from the fat of the puffin and the love juice of 42 vestal virgins — but it was so good. On the side we had a portion of boiled-and-gently-roasted potatoes which were also divine. After covered in puffin gravy of course.
In other news — went to G! Festival yesterday. Left around 6pm, got home at 5am — and the best bit despite the great music from Teitur (the closest thing to ‘international pop artist’ in the Faroes) and Frændur (one of their ‘legendary’ rock/folk bands from the 80s) — and the best bit was that we got both another sunset and, this time, a sunrise too! The beautiful Nordic sun slipping out of the Atlantic and into a glacial valley, illuminating the lazy, deep-purple fjords. And then the light as it begins to crest over a nearby cloud-topped hill creating shades of pinky-grapefruit that I thought impossible to find in nature.
Anyway, two photos — first sunset and then dawn.
(Note the seagull in the top left!)
There’s a huge national holiday coming up on Tuesday so I might not be around a lot; I don’t even know if there’ll be lots of photos to come either. There’ll be lots of stories though I am sure… If I am sober enough to remember them…
We’re off to Tórshavn, the capital city, for Ólavsøka!
Rachel
Jul 27, 2009
Meany.
Hope you’re having fun though.
Jo
Jul 27, 2009
The dawn is amazing! Love the seagull!
You should send it in to National Geographic!
sebastian
Jul 27, 2009
You’re right, I should! Will go and mail them now.
Jossie Posie
Jul 27, 2009
The photos have been amazing Seb and you seem to be having quite the experience. I’m jealous, a bit.
andhari
Jul 27, 2009
Is this when we chatted? LOL you told me you’d be out for some puffins, yes?
Hezabelle
Jul 27, 2009
I think that’s the most exclamation marks you’ve ever used in one post!!! hehe
Do the virgins have to be vestal, do you think?
LiLu
Jul 28, 2009
I once ate a kangaroo burger.
And it was DELICIOUS.
sebastian
Jul 28, 2009
I know, Hez… when I don’t proof-read, and when I write with little sleep and/or time I tend to use a lot of exclamation marks. It’s like I’ve regressed to the ripe ol’ age of 16 or something!!
They certainly have to be vestal; what’s the point otherwise? Flame guardians or nought!
I’ve heard kangaroo is really nice, Lilu! And crocodile actually. I’ll have to try both when I finally get my ass over to the Far East… where I will spend at least 5 days sitting on Andhari while tickling her mercilessly.
Candace
Jul 28, 2009
Err…..that sounds delicious?
Beautiful pics!! Stunning.
Melissa
Jul 28, 2009
Mmm, puffin! The only problem with delicious exotic animals is that you pretty much have to leave the USA to get them. Unless you want them in the form of jerky, which can be found anywhere. Gross. But I digress. You should set up a puffin-steak export business!
sebastian
Jul 28, 2009
Well that’s the thing… they don’t come as steaks.
They come as carcasses — legs/wings removed. And then you cut their breasts off…
I don’t think the genteel public would ever warm to it
But I could try!