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Old Aug 8, 2016, 8:19 pm
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kaszeta
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Grantham, NH
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The side of the harbor was our first clue that Mykines is absolutely full of birds, since almost the entire cliff wall of the harbor is covered with Kittiwakes (another cousin to the seagull, these distinguishable by their black feet):



The main activity people like to do is to hike down to the end of Mykines and cross over a small bridge (that's semi-jokingly called the Bridge over the Atlantic, since, well, it sort of is), and down the next islet called Mykinesholmes to see the lighthouse and the birds nesting out there. Here's a view of the basic trail:



But we started with a brief exploration of Mykines proper:





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