Vigur — Local services in Westfjords

This was a very interesting tour of a family owned island. Our tour guide was the daughter of the owner. They run about 9000 tourists through a year. They still harvest eider down and we got to feel the raw product which is amazing. The Arctic terns attacked us as expected however we got some up close shots of some puffins. They give you sticks to hold to ward off the terns. A 200 year old boat that is still functional is there. Good snacks at the end. Apparently the farmer had listed it for sell for $30,000,000 if anyone is interested. I suspect they would throw in the tractors and eider...

Picturesque 19th century buildings stand at the south end of Vigur Island in northwestern Iceland. The windmill (1860) on Vigur was once used to grind wheat imported from Denmark and a large rowboat called Breiður dating from the 19th century can also be seen here. In summer thousands of nesting black guillemots and eider ducks are present. Local farmers harvest the down of eider ducks for use in making duvets. Thousands of Arctic terns nest in the grass on the island. Atlantic puffins are also among the many species of birds which nest on Vigur Island. Sixty percent of Europe's puffins...

Wow! A husband and wife live here year round. Its private property but they open their doors to tourists and welcome them. Tours are arranged and you get to walk a pathway to see parts of the island......not suitable for wheelchairs and might stretch those on sticks. The spread of tea/coffee and home cooked Icelandic cake is delicious. If you are into a fab boat trip (30 mins each way) followed by birds, seals and plants native to the area and then cake and coffee,then it's a...