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I needed to stop to tighten the strap holding the kayak to the roof and this is what I saw across the road.
We had cool breezes and beautiful cloudscapes today; alas no rain in the forecast...
My 365-2022: #130 of 365
Porkeri.
Location in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 61°28′59″N 6°44′36″W / 61.48306°N 6.74333°W / 61.48306; -6.74333
Country Denmark
Autonomous province Faroe Islands
Island Suðuroy
Population (2004)
- Total 332
Time zone GMT (UTC)
- Summer (DST) EST (UTC+1)
Porkeri is a village in the Faroe Islands, situated north of Vágur on Suðuroy's east coast. As of 2004 it had a population of 332. It is located at61°28′59″N 6°44′36″W / 61.48306°N 6.74333°W / 61.48306; -6.74333.
Porkeri has been inhabited at least as early as the 14th century.
The wooden church is from 1847 and contains things donated by seamen who survived lethal storms on the sea, maintaining the tradition of almissu (seamen in danger promised - according to Nordic tradition - to donate churches, the material or such to God if they got back home alive).
In 1984 a new school was built in the village. It is built in a modern Faroese style and has grass on the roof. The old school in Porkeri was built in 1888. It was used as such for 96 years. It is now owned by "Porkeris Bygdasavn" which is a museum. The village also has a church, Porkeri Church with a graveyard.
Tradition says that once in the old days a dispute of field boundaries between Porkeri and the neighbouring village Hov was sorted out by a walking-race between one man from each village.
Picture clicked by my wife yesterday after sunset..
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Distant CU rising, probably above Liverpool area, catching the setting sun. Bit of Pilus on the tops.