I lost 4Ibs during the Faroe Islands trip. In addition to staying up all night to photograph sunset and sunrise continuously, I also had to skip meals for these violent boat rides.
July
30, 2022, we were scheduled to take a boat ride to Mykines Island to
photograph the Atlantic Puffins. To avoid motion sickness, I didn't eat
breakfast, and took Dramamine before leaving the hotel. We drove in the
rain for about 30 minutes when we got a call from Port Sorvagur
informing us that the boat to Mykines Island had been cancelled due to
high winds in the ocean. Wow, not only did I skip breakfast, I was also
on Dramamine... Of course we couldn't go back to the hotel. Our schedule
for the day got changed to go to the Traelanipan Cliff (the Slave
Cliff), which involved hiking 40 minutes one way with over 20Ibs of
camera gears. I successfully passed the "12-hour fasting" test.
July
31, 2022, it was our second chance to go to Mykines Island for the
puffins. I learned one thing from the previous day -- do NOT take
Dramamine until the boat ride is confirmed. But still, I skipped
breakfast again in anticipation of the violent boat ride... On our way
to the Port, our boat to Mykines was confirmed, and that's when I took
Dramamine. The boat ride was violent and WILD to say the least!!
Puffins are pelagic seabirds. They feed primarily by diving in the water and breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands. The Atlantic Puffins are found in the North Atlantic Ocean.
To my knowledge, the large colonies of Atlantic Puffins are in the northwest corner of Iceland and the Mykines Island, part of the Faroe Islands. In the US, you might be able to see them in Maine.
Faroe Islands
July 31, 2022
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