Index
Days 0 and 1 - London
Day 2 - Traelanipa
Day 3 - Mulafossur
Day 4 - Vestmanna Sea Cliffs
Day 5 - Drangarnir
Day 6 - Klaksvik
Day 7 - Northern villages
Day 8 - Mykines
Day 9 - Vidoy and Kunoy
Day 10 - Return
Faroe Islands
Arrived at the airport extra early after experiencing the massive lines a week ago. Turns out... this time... did not need to do so at all. The fast track lanes through security were open, both the SAS business class and the Star Alliance Gold ones. *sigh* Could have gotten 30 minutes' more sleep, or skipped the expensive cab ride and taken the metro.
Debated going to the supposedly excellent SAS Lounge after security, but saw a line forming at passport control and decided not to risk it. I blame the UK for leaving the EU and forcing me to leave the Schengen area for the non-Schengen area. In the non-Schengen area, food and lounge options got pretty bleak, although the Eventyr Lounge took Priority Pass, and even if the food and drink were indifferent at best, they were a spacious and comfortable place to wait til boarding.
One last pet peeve: how many European airlines ignore their boarding groups???
Quick flight to London Heathrow (LHR), even an early arrival, then yet another long queue, this time for security-re-check at Terminal 2. This time the Fastrack lane was closed, and (thankfully!) employees kicked out a bunch of inconsiderate snowflakes who tried to cut the queue. Once through security, hauled butt from the main area of Terminal 2 to the Terminal 2B Satellite, just in time for my return home.
The flight from LHR to SFO was perfectly smooth. United's catering is still charitably descriped as a work in progress, but the little portion of beef was surprisingly decent. Caught some lovely views of Iceland and later the west coast of Greenland after lunch, then the next item of note was a painless arrival at SFO.
Wrapped things up with a quick visit to the United Polaris Lounge SFO. The food in the Polaris Dining Room was okay, but was still nice to get a hot meal and a shower after arrival. The buffet had decent (if non-traditional) char siu that I probably enjoyed way too much of after 88 days of no Asian food too. Then one last flight home, and that was a wrap.