Sheep outnumber Faroese people almost 2:1, and are mostly free-ranging. This means that having sheep on the road is common enough that you have to remain vigilant, especially since they often fall asleep on the road.

This guy at least woke up and moved aside before I could get a picture of him napping.



Looking up at Kopsenni, the highest point on Streymoy.

Like a few other steep islands I've been on (like Reunion) the high peaks tend to make their own cloud patterns (hot moist air traveling up the slopes hits cool upper air and condenses):



Arriving at 10pm in Torshavn, we got a surprisingly nice view of the city from our hotel.

But had to rush to find dinner before everything closed for the night (despite the lack of proper "nighttime" during the summer, most things in the Faroes close fairly early):



The Faroe Islands are still a relatively obscure tourism destination (picking up a bit after 10,000 people showed up to see last year's solar eclipse, overwhelming the local economy), so there's not that much in hotel accomodations, and much of those are expensive (like the nearby Hotel Foroyer luxury hotel).

So we split our time between the Hostel Kerjalon and an Airbnb.

I'll have to say, for a hostel, this was pretty nice, and had a really nice view, although the other hostel clients had a tendency to stay up late and wake up early: