I can't believe the quality of Erik's production. This is in a totally different league to other channels. Simply stunning. Loving the adventure

Days to sail to Iceland = 3 Drones lost at sea = 10 Getting slip next to local pub = Priceless

Now I can even more relate to You and in fact admire You since I have myself colitis ulcerosa and for me it is a real suffering to deal with the unpredictability of my body. Especially under stress. God bless You!

Well done on persevering through the illness trials Erik. And how good to have a great friend who not only visited you but accompanied you on the sailing to help out with the recovery!! Fantastic cinematography as always. Proud to be a Patreon supporter of your inspiring channel!

❤️❤️Pal Jakoup. Thank you for keeping our favorite Viking company during this very trying time. Erik, you are amazing! You spent 2weeks in the hospital but still managed to take some of the most beautiful footage of the place you were stuck in. I believe making the best of any bad situation so you come out on top is your gift. Thank you for another spectacular video, can’t wait for the rest!! Thank you also, All medical personnel, for your expert care.❤

The hardest battles you fight with yourself and your weaknesses and you master one after the other - just as you imagine a Viking! My absolute respect for your strength of will! Marc

Erik, you truly are the Ultimate Sailor. Never giving up despite many set backs. Taking us along this journey of yours is a great honor, especially to see & FEEL the places you visit and getting to know the people you take along. I for one cannot wait for Chapter 4! All the best, Richard

Just shows what can be achieved with a 46 year old yacht, and a competent captain. Well done Erik.

these videos are absolute cinematic masterpieces, please never stop uploading!!!

Well done Erik I am absolutely proud of you . Stress is a Killer - my father told me that 90% of things we stress about never ever happen.

Эрик привет из России, спасибо за отличные кадры с квадракоптера 👍👍👍 Рад что ты дошёл до Исландии 😇🌍👍👍👍

'I'm tied up to a pub, so that's not too bad.' 🤣🤣

I feel immensely grateful just to be able to experience these beautiful places and journeys vicariously. All the best, Erik.

Dear Erik, all the best for your health! I'm happy to see you surviving two times surgery at the Faroe Islands...; seems to me there are good surgeons!

Erik, BIG THANKS!! Your videos are just amazing. I would have never realized the beauty that exists in your part of the world. That is why I am honored to be a Patreon. God bless you! -- tom

A more relaxed and pleasant commentary now! Happy voyaging to you and thank you for the wonderful sights. SkipRay, Kerry, Ireland.

The Faroe Islands are jawdropping beautiful. Wow!!!

You Vikings are crazy SOB's, risking the treacherous North Sea just days after major surgeries. My hats off to you Erik.

I'm glad you're letting more color into your editing. The orange/blue look is cool for a while, but it becomes bleary after a while. Nice to see those bright blue and green pops, really beautiful scenery this trip!

Some of the best filmmaking on KZfaq!! Great story telling too!

Great to see you back on track after all you've been through. I totally understand it because it happened to me too. That's Erik the Viking!

Also the fact that you choose to do solo sailing with UC is to me more impressive that some of the crazy weather I’ve seen you sail in. That’s incredible!

Thank you so much for your monumental filming of breathtaking nature and your inexhaustible optimism. It's so strong, inspiring and motivating!

The Faroe Islands are AWESOME!

"If you're not on the fringe you're taking up to much space", respect, nice episode.

У Вас изумительной красоты природа и городки как из сказок. Благодарю за видео. Здоровья и благополучия.

I have a lot of respect for your achievement despite all the setbacks! Success through persistence!

Amazing videos @Erik! Had problems with digestion myself- Would recommend whole food diet. Did it half year on Tenerife and it changed my life. Also improved my surfing. Greets from Berlin

Erik a true Viking fighting adversity. A role model to all who suffer from this debilitating condition UC. My son has the same condition together with its companion PSC. He also does not let it define or limit him and he continues to live his life to the max. Good luck Erik and Bon Voyage 😁😁

Erik, every single day I see one of your videos, it makes my day. Tusen hjertelig Takk dude. 🙏 Sorry you had to go through the medical issues. Stay strong.

Only a true adventurer can manage to lose 10 drones!! That's a bloody achievement, Erik, not a negative- well done! 👍🏻 Greetings from Newfoundland.

Without doubt, THE best sailing channel on KZfaq. Thanks for sharing your amazing experiences with us.

So glad you enjoyed Vestmannayjaer as much as we did. Can’t wait to go back.

❤ Thank you @Erik Aanderaa for being a real human being, I can't cope with fake heros any more! You are the most relatable adventurer out there, I love your honesty, and your mother can be proud of you for not being afraid of speaking about your fears and weaknesses, it makes you a 100% real. I wish you good winds and health.

I love seeing the homes with the sod (green roofs) . In the US they are nearly unknown but an old idea that can be resorected to modern buildings.

Jeez Erik you must look after yourself. We will always be here to watch your amazing films when you are healthy again. Loved the vlog again but would be equally happy to watch you when you have given yourself time to get well…. Heal well friend

Sorry about your 10th done loss. Your drone shots are truly epic. So insanely beautiful.

Erik, love your videos, your story telling and your positive narrative. We sailed over 40,000 nm and your sailing videos are the only ones I can watch to the end. Maybe one day we will share a harbour.

UC is legit terrifying, glad you’re on the mend! Hopefully you stay in remission and make the dream come true!!!!

A delightful combination of cinematic joy and human honesty. Thank you for your effort and bravery.

the best content on KZfaq period. I say that as a curious coach surfing youtuber with zero sailing experience !

Fantastic! Thanks for showing us your adventure. I hope to make it there myself one day. Your voyage will help me keep my own dream alive. Fair winds.

Every minute of video you create is riveting. It always brightens my day to watch you soloing with a rail in the water. Heeled over and haulin'. Thank you very much. Best wishes and God bless.

Tack för att du delar dina äventyr med oss Erik!!!

Erick we all have demons to deal with, I wish you recover soon, you are a total inspiration my friend

That was a joy to watch Erik, looking forward to part four. Thank you from an ex-seafarer.

I'm so glad you're back you take me to a place that I've only seen in my dreams you have the best videos uploads whatever you want to call them stay well my friend I hope you're okay much love from Texas

Eric! peace and blessing to you! Glad you are well. you will be in my prayers.

Remarkable Eric. You are one of the most amazing adventurers and cinematographers on the planet. NBJS.

Erik, you're a great sailor, and a wonderful story teller! Thank you for sharing this adventure with its highs and downs! Congrats for such a perseverance, particularly coming back to places of ordeal!

Congratulations on a successful passage. God speed your healing and total recovery from surgery. Above all be safe and always sail with caution. Cheers.

Fantastic video again, with beautiful footage especially filmed with the drones. I really hope you feel much better now and stay healthy. All the best and I am looking forward to the next video. Thanks.

My god what an ordeal you've been through with the surgery and health stuff! So happy you made it to Vestmannaeyar. One of the greatest places in the world!

Erik, I salute you, to achieve what you do while dealing with Ulecerative Colitis is amazing, and I speak as a fellow sufferer of the condition for 30 years now. I wish you good health and many years of safe adventures on the high seas!

that would have to be the most singularly epic beautiful piece of cinemtography i have had the plaeasure to witness, thank you so much erik. May your health be kind to kind to you, may the winds be fair.

Can't say enough good things about your adventures and how you present them.

Another great video! Wow you made it to Iceland 🇮🇸!Sorry to hear about your illness, but you made it! Really great scenery! Waiting on your next video! Stay safe! Lloyd...from the east coast of Canada 🇨🇦!

10 drones gone? incredible... that is bad luck. But flying at sea is really quite tricky. Great video as ever!

So much congrats... for all of it: life lesson, sailing, wild, culture, discovery, humour, prodution quality. It is thoroughgoing.

Hi Eric: Thanks for another amazing video - I am really enjoying being a part of your journey - the Faroes are really beautiful and I am looking forward to learning more about Iceland with you. I am sorry to hear that you have not been well... you have my empathy - it really is not pleasant. I hope that you make a full recovery - don't over do it, but have an amazing journey in spite of your challenges. I am looking forward to your next video. 👍🙂

Another beautiful episode Eric! Fantastic shots of all that stunning, rugged scenery. I know you've lost another drone - oops - but i think i can speak for a great many and say that we are very grateful that you keep on buying more of them! :)) Also grateful to hear that you are getting better in health. Good luck to ya, and thanks once more.Cheers! :)

incredible. beautiful. I was smiling ear to ear when you made it to Iceland. massively inspiring. thank you. be well.

A gentleman of grace and talent. Thank you Eric, may God keep you well & safe.

Erik: I also have Inflammatory Disease. In my case, I have Crohn's Disease. Of course, you have Colitis. In both cases, we must live with them for the rest of our lives. A surgeon removed the Crohn's growth but I must always now be careful about my diet just as you should be. Important! No roughage (Do not consume insoluble fibre: i.e. celery, rhubarb, cut back on broccoli and green peas, etc.) However, eat a lot of soluble fibre; i.e. oatmeal. Further, some Colitis sufferers react negatively to gluten so cut back on wheat and barley products. (Beer is OK but, in the video, I saw you eating noodles). As well, (this is important) put turmeric in most of your meals. Turmeric is an anti-inflammatory. Add a little black pepper with it to activate the effects of the curcumin, the active chemical. Add it to your cooked meals. Add it to smoothies. How much turmeric? A least a tablespoon per day. You will notice the difference. If you can find NAG (N-acetyl Glucosamine), take it daily. It has been found to reduce the inflammation of the gut and help repair.

Amazing Erik. I suffer from crohns disease and can personally attest to the pain of fistulas. Take it easy don't push yourself too hard in your recovery! Safe sailing.

Wonderful. The best program on tv or internet by far. Hope you recover your health fully and thank you for your amazing channel. Safe travels.

Just finished the first 2 chapters and ready to watch the 3rd one before I prepare my coffee and write a comment.. I was awaiting this trip of your for so long.. Enjoying the content so much like being in a dream.. Great journey and great shots Erik.. Welldone

I just wish to say a huge thank you. It's always a great pleasure to watch your video. The quality of your work is impressive and the content inspiring. Greetings from France

If the great hall of Valhalla exists i imagine that it’s on a place like the Faroe Islands, absolutely gorgeous scenery and plenty of open spaces for battles to interrupt the feasting and drinking!

Hi Eric, looks like you're feeling a lot better now. Hope you're OK going forward after the operation. You're only spending 3-4 days offshore so it would be great to see you eating a few more vegetables, maybe some nuts etc, would keep the inflammation down maybe?, drink plenty of water and keep sailing buddy!

Congrats Erik It's been a long time coming to make Greenland. As a solo sailor that suffers bowel issues I feel for you. Keep it up. Love all your videos Jake NZ

So glad you came through your surgery and praying for many years of good ahead for you and your travels.

Such incredible will-power, which transpires throughout the video! And great resilience! The images and editing are truly amazing, a treat to watch... absolutely inspiring. THANK YOU! 😎

Good to see you having a good recovery.

A genuine sailor and an interesting story teller ♥...and a drone collector :)))) Beautiful videos !

Probably the best sailor in KZfaq ,

Thanks for taking us on your adventures Erik, wish you all the best for your health and wind. Two years ago I quit working offshore, and I dont miss it at all, but I miss the north sea. So for now, your videos will have to do, but you have made me set a long term goal on getting a sail boat, and for that I thank you. Medvind og god helse, på blåmyra og på land.

Wishing you a speedy recovery Erik all the best

Having had an ileostomy and a reversal myself I have complete admiration for the courage and determination to sail under severe surgery recovery. I don't know how you managed but what a beautiful video. Keep up the adventure.

Much respect to you Erik, you are a true Viking.

Your videos inspire me a lot about sailing. Cheers from Istanbul.

Thanks Erik! Watching your video on this Sunday drawing morning makes me happy and looking forward to go sailing again. Love you work and quality is ever so impressive!

Glad your feeling better 🤍👍. Love the area's you sail ,unlike other channels that predominantly capture the warmer climates Beautiful cinematography as usual.

Eric, So glad your feeling better. Don't let stress rule your body nor mind. Great video and the shots of land rising from the water. Do you have more prints of Greenland what you see in person must be a overwhelming present. Thank you ~

Dude... Where are are the fresh vegetables? Your whole body will thank you. Enjoying the trip!

Your production of the film is awe inspiring, the drone footage is awesome. You are a legend, and an inspiration to armchair sailors like myself. Thank you so much for sharing your journey 👏👏👏👏

Eric tak so much, that was my favourite video so far. The beautiful Faroe islands 🇫🇴, the history and to think your voyage is exactly the same as the Vikings. Your courage is amazing, your voice speaks of your passion and thank you for amazing sights and sounds.

Hey Erik another amazing video! we are always so excited when a new one comes up. Your cinematography and story telling is so good. Hope you have healed up well and we cant wait for the next one!. Cheers!

The transition at 14:18 is incredible! I'm not a filmmaker but I loved it.

Whoop whoop 🙌 good stuff! ⛵️

Such beautiful cinematography in this one Erik !

I have commented this before but Tessie is just an absolutely gorgeous boat ❤️😍 And Eric, your videos are magnificent. The cinematography and your narration are top notch. I love how you include little parts about local folklore and facts about the places you visit. You are living my dream, I wish I can be a sailor one day too. I spent my childhood sailing on the Baltic Sea, mostly in the Gulf of Finland and Finnish archipelago, but I wish one day I'll own a boat that's capable of blue ocean sailing, I would love to sail up north the beautiful coast of Norway. Fair winds and following seas, greetings from Finland 🇫🇮

I hope you are well and life back to normal . Thank you for your wonderful adventures which transport us into another world .👌👌🙏🙏

As always, great video. I look forward to each one. A standout among sailing channels

you popped up on my KZfaq recommends - absolutely extraordinary! look forward to following your adventures. And stay healthy!

Epic drone shots! I very much hope you are done now with health problems. As they say nothing is more important than being healthy, even for vikings ;-)

Yay you are alive!

Heal up Erik. We need you. All the best.

What can I say, except EXCELLENT. I know what you mean when you have been doing hours of editing, then finally press the render icon, then see what you have produced. Hope to see the next episode soon. Seems like your troubles are behind you now Erik and keep doing what you do best.

Erik you have captured the breathtaking beauty & overwhelming expanse of the places so beautifully.....by the way loving your narration. Fair winds to you Sailor !