A perfect rainbow on the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands May 25, 2007. The Faroe Islands are a stunningly beautiful string of islands about halfway between Norway and Iceland in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Visitors gaze out over Geituskorafles rock on Vagar Island in the Faroe Islands May 23, 2007. The Faroe Islands are a stunningly beautiful string of islands about halfway between Norway and Iceland in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Tourists surf the web wirelessly in the lobby of the Hotel Foroyar in Torshavn in the Faroe Islands May 22, 2007.
Visitors sail on an old sailing vessel past Nolsoy Island in the Faroe Islands May 25, 2007.
Tourists listen to a concert in the caves on the island of Nolsoy in the Faroe Islands May 25, 2007.
Tourists climb Slave's Edge near Leitisvatn in the Faroe Islands May 23, 2007.
Vistors walk past the dramatic coastline of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands May 25, 2007.
Tourists exit the caves on the island of Nolsoy in the Faroe Islands May 25, 2007.
An aerial view of Tindholmur islet off of Vagar Island in the Faroe Islands May 25, 2007.
Visitors gaze out over Leitisvatn on Vagar Island in the Faroe Islands May 23, 2007.
A typical grass roofed house in a sea of yellow flowers on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands May 22, 2007.
The rugged Faeroe Islands (18 in all), are in the North Atlantic Ocean, about 250 miles directly north of Scotland. With very little cultivated land, sheep raising is a significant business, and in fact, the name Faroe Islands is said to mean "Sheep Islands." Fishing, and offshore oil finds help diversify the economy.