Isaac Sharp and Asbjorn Kloster in the Faroe Islands (April – June 1862)

Journal of Isaac Sharp - June 14, 1862

Haldarsvik and Saksun

Left soon after eight. The sky was storm-like and the sea heavy; wind and tide were against us, and it was very cold. Although so near the longest day, our feet were quite painful. For seven long hours continuously, our brave men plied their oars, and at length landed us in safety at Haldorsvig (Haldarsvik), where arrangements were promptly made for a meeting on the morrow. An aged female, brisk and lively at eighty-one, civilly showed us into her best apartment, and speedily prepared some refreshment for us. Our stay was short; procuring a guide and baggage-bearer, we set off on foot for Saxen (Saksun), a valley containing four little farms, and having a curious fissure-like outlet through the mountain range to the sea. Saxen (Saksun) is one of the most singular places we have visited.