Bike Touring & Hiking in the Faroe Islands
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- čas přidán 20. 09. 2022
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This video is such a hidden gem
purely amazing sir! brilliant!
Wowwwwww man ... Incredible.. Paradise... Brilliant viseo .. loved it..
How many days you spent and how much it all cost apart from flights.
What a great video Johno, very well presented and great footage 🚴♂️
Cheers 👍
Amazing attempt at capturing the amazing scenery! Thank you!
underrated video
what a beautiful country.Thanks for the video. u are so lucky to be there.I hope some day to visit there too 😍😍
16:18 there appears to be no vents in the tunnel so the concern might be venation and escape form fire. It's a undersea bridge so they can not simply drill a vent at the side of it to let let's say smoke out form a fire.
Amazing. Thanks for the video!
Kudo's for your positive vibe despite the rain and the fog 🙂
I have been to the Faroe islands end October 2019 on my own.
There was some snow on the top of the mountains.
I often have thought about going back and explore the islands by bike.
But the tunnels...... seem a bit dangerous to me.
Thank you for sharing
Amazing scenery
Fantastic! Entertaining comments about the weather and your police experience
Hi Johno, an inspiring video. One piece of maybe obvious logistics to ask about. You say you cycled to Edinburgh airport, but how did you then pack your bike up? is there a packing service for such things? I'm considering a bike tour expedition, but I've never taken my bike to an airport. I get that I can pack it at home if I wanted to then get a lift there etc, but how did you do it?
Hi! I messaged a bike shop near the airport (there are a few fairly close, if you search for bike shops in Edinburgh) and asked if I could buy a spare bike box they had - just the cardboard ones that they get new bikes in. I can't remember if they actually charged me in the end but if so I think it only £10.
Then I got a taxi to the airport with the box. It was tricky at first because the box was massive (he didn't have any smaller ones) and so it didn't fit into any of the standard Edinburgh six seater cabs (they all seem to use the same car model), but I was eventually able to get a people carrier on Uber that just about fit it in.
Hi Johno, I am preparing to do the same amazing journey you did. where did you store your bike box and what month did you do this amazing tour?
Hey! It's a great place to ride around. The drivers aren't the most bike-minded, and the tunnels are a bit sketchy but the scenery makes up for it.
I think I was there in July. The weather was pretty changeable but just make sure you have waterproofs and you'll be okay.
You can store your bike box in the little shop in the airport. I think it was 50 krona, about 10 Euros.
Good luck!
I just rechecked. It was 100krona.
If you want to doublecheck that it's still possible then their email is fae-info@floghavn.fo
Any other questions, just ask
What a great video thank you for your positive attitude and smiles.
Was it possible to camp each night or did you need to book/pre-book hotels?
How many KMs a day did you do?
On the return flight did you get another bike box?
Thanks! I camped most nights - but in official campsites, as I read that wild-camping isn't really allowed and people can be strict about it... but I think if you didn't have a bike then it would be okay as some parts are pretty remote. The weather was a bit wet at times, but not as bad as expected, and all of the campsites had inside areas where you could cook or hang out.
The KMs per day was probably about 50-60km on average.
For the bike box - you can leave it at the airport (just ask in airport information). I think it cost 100kr - about 10GBP.
@@johnoellison Was it necessary to book the campsites in advance?
The hazards of tunnels are slippy ground due to freezing ground water, not enough oxygen and carbon monoxide build up, fire safety, time to escape, in general avoidance of a traffic collision at all costs so in that case it's the motor traffic volume as well(it's the same reason why they don't allow lane change inside of a tunnel), and an annoyance but it's still nevertheless a concern is the visibility of the tunnel as tunnels without light tend to be pitch black and most cyclists don't have lights bright enough or let alone have lights during the day.
On long bridges it's typically due to strong cross winds and if it's a causeway during storms the water might slash onto the road surface and making it ultra slippy. The deck surface of the bridge might be the reason as well. If it's a open gate bridge it's unsafe for bicyclists and motorcyclists as when it's wet motorists just hydroplane across and if one crash then they get violently cut up but the spikes.
Let's imagine a bicyclist crashed on an important throughway of a tunnel or bridge. It might need to be closed and the economic costs there as well. The delay time to medical as you can't simply be airlifted etc... On a bridge such as a causeway there is also a risk of going airborne and going off the bridge but in a tunnel you might hit the wall quite hard which could or probably kill you.
These are the reasons. Make sense?
Lot of beautiful views, BUT DON’T DO THEM AS A SELFIES, you are blocking the view!