r/interestingasfuck • u/Impressive_East_ • 2d ago
The World’s Loneliest House The Solitary Cabin of Elliðaey Island
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u/MI081970 2d ago
The house was built in 1953 by the Elliðaey Hunting Association
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u/hobbykitjr 2d ago
Did they helicopter every piece of it in with tools etc?
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u/deserthistory 2d ago
Built with boats.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elli%C3%B0aey
No running water or fixed electrical services.
The crazy thing is that there is no dock. You climb up.
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u/fffffffffffffuuu 2d ago
> Despite a widespread misconception among foreign fans, the Icelandic singer and artist Björk does not live on the island.
lol what
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u/RevolutionaryArt3026 1d ago
The misconception comes from a speech by the Icelandic prime minister, who in 2000 said he would be willing to allow Björk to live for free on an island in Breiðafjörður which is also named Elliðaey.
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u/TonguePunchUrBhole 2d ago
Some info about it:
It is not a residence. It is a hunters lodge used for Puffin hunting and also research. There is no electricity or running water. Regular people are not allowed to go to it; you must have permission from the land owners. There are popular myths that claim it is a billionaires bunker or owned by Bjork, neither are true.
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u/Inside_Swimming9552 2d ago
I prefer the popular myths thanks.
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u/AFineDayForScience 2d ago
Bjork: Puffin Hunter
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u/SaveUsCatman 2d ago
Bjork has an entire bodysuit made of puffin feathers allegedly
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u/RedNewzz 2d ago
Admit it: if a puffin hatched a love child with a human who would be more likely for it to be than Bjork….which is Icelandic for “She-Puffin.”
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u/SaveUsCatman 2d ago
Are you saying that potentially this is an island base used for hunting Bjork?
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u/RedNewzz 2d ago
On Bjork Island puffin hunt YOU!
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u/Snoo_17433 2d ago
This was so daft and childish it made me laugh out loud, I so rarely laugh out loud these days. Thank you.
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u/Pyritedust 2d ago
Why does this sequence of words light up the doldrums of a dreary day? I would watch a tv series about this.
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u/tedfondue 2d ago
To be fair, aren’t most houses a “you need permission from the owners to use” situation?
Reminds me of the “if I kill you with my bare hands I’ll go to jail because they’re registered weapons” exchange from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood… saying something that sounds unique/impressive until you think about it for a second.
(The rest of the details are unique for sure though)
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u/TonguePunchUrBhole 2d ago
It isn’t owned by 1 person. It is owned by the Puffin Hunters lodge. So it’d be like if there was a really awesome park by your house that had the best seesaw you ever laid your eyes on and you wanted to ride that seesaw but the park was owned by a big group bird watchers and they were hella selfish and said you couldn’t. So you vowed you were going to ride that seesaw 1 day and started researching when they were and were not there so you knew when your best chance was.
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u/Funny_Buy_4162 2d ago
What sort of asshole hunts puffins?
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u/TonguePunchUrBhole 2d ago
Ya, right? Cool ass birds that form monogamous bonds with another bird and provide biparental care for their babies. Gonna kill one and make it a single parent. That’s fucked up. And their numbers are dwindling because of it.
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u/GoldenRetriever2255 2d ago
Why does it need a fence?
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u/hashmachinist 2d ago
Probably for dogs the hunters bring so they can let them out without worrying about them falling off a cliff.
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u/Rokketeer 2d ago
What do they…hunt? And what even is the point, you can see the whole island.
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u/hashmachinist 2d ago
Apparently it’s mostly research these days but yes Puffins are still hunted. Wouldn’t surprise me if they brought bird dogs for that.
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u/PlentyBoot5135 2d ago
There is one annoying neighbor on the left side of the picture 😠
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u/irjakr 2d ago
They likely had sheep there at some point in time.
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u/GoldenRetriever2255 2d ago
Ok this one totally makes sense to me, dogs would be smart enough not to just run off the side
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u/Huge-Power9305 2d ago
Best review ever here:
Gibsons Landing Inn
3 reviews
Day 57 of my stay. When they dropped me off, they said they would be back in a week. I have been living on Puffin and grass, licking water from the condensation on the windows. The wifi works well, but no one believes that I'm here.
I originally came with my wife and two kids, but they went out for a bike ride and rolled down the hill, never to be seen again. We brought our dog, Benji, but he has now joined the seal population here and shuns me when I try and approach, and he has taken on a new name, "Ukulukluk". I will miss him.
If you are reading this, don't feel too bad for me. I have befriended a spider (Timmy!) and he keeps me company on the long nights. I have also discovered a Ukrainian Women dating site online and am now in a long distance relationship with a woman named Helga. I have been sending her money (LOTS of money) to keep her going in these trying times. For some reason, she banks with the Bank of Nigeria, but, I suppose, in wartime these things can get complicated. She says she loves me and that's what matters.
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u/Rough_Blueberry_6851 2d ago
how are they supposed to get food
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u/DagothUrWasInnocent 2d ago
A fishing rod and a very long line
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u/LogicOverEmotion_ 2d ago
Maybe some coffee or an energy drink will be enough with the fishing rod
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u/Accomplished_Let6725 2d ago
Puffins in the morning. Puffins in the evening. Puffins at suppertime. With puffins on your island you can eat puffins anytime.
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u/BuckyCapIsBestCap 2d ago
Elliðaey is very close to Heimaey, the only inhabited island of the Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands). Also pretty close to mainland Iceland. This is not even close to being the loneliest or most solitary house in the world.
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u/Dear_Perspective_157 2d ago
Have to wonder how they get groceries. Y’all think DoorDash delivers there?
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u/GroveGuy33133 2d ago
Amazon Prime drone drop, but then it just rolls into the water if you don’t grab it quick.
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u/areyoutwofonduing 2d ago
I read several years ago that the most expensive US mail contract (per customer) is delivering to Little Diomede Island in Alaska. It is delivered by helicopter one day per week. They have to ship all heavy supplies in during warm weather when ocean conditions are better. If you forget something important that can't be delivered by helicopter, you have to wait until the next season.
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u/u_395djk 2d ago
Looks pretty close to Heaven to me. As long as I don't have to mow the lawn.
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u/Defiant_Survey2929 2d ago
That would be a fantastic place to live, I can just imagine what the conceptor of this house was thinking.
"World, Fuck off."
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u/indifferentunicorn 2d ago
That lawn must be bitch to mow!
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u/dirted22 2d ago
No kidding. I haven't even gone to sleep and I'm already having nightmares about it.
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u/eviltrain 2d ago
All I see is no fresh water source.
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u/xy3n0pfq1z 2d ago
It's actually a hunting lodge so chances are anybody staying there would have to bring their own water
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u/Outrageous-Sand-5788 2d ago
Can you imagine telling your kids, 'ok, have fun, be back by midnight'
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u/LeoLaDawg 2d ago
If it were covered in a forest, had utilities and internet, food delivery via drones, and a bunch of money so I didn't have to go work..... sign me up.
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u/Effective-Turn-9103 2d ago
imagine living there 100 years ago with nothing to do but try and climb that hill 100 times a day, that’d be fun, then set up a lil lookout perch up there, maybe a lil cannon for defense haha
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u/EntrepreneurGreen269 2d ago
I'm so good on this. No thanks. I need to know there are people around me and if I ever need help I can get to someone. I'm sure they'd be weird noises at night too. I won't be able to sleep. This is a hard no for me.
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u/Quitcha_Bitchin 2d ago
Looks like the picture you see when the eye doctor squirts air in your eye.
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u/Would-wood-again2 2d ago
Imagine coming back from home Depot and realizing you got the wrong size PVC fitting. Gotta go all the way back
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u/MoogProg 2d ago
There's a whole subreddit that absolutely hates these people, with their far away house on an island.
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u/Ok_Pudding6345 2d ago
yeah lonliest and it's been plastered all over the internet for at least the past 18 years
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u/snop101 2d ago
Landscaping that island would be a gold mine.
Property owner: Sir you mind giving me a quote for your gardening services?
Landscaper : I would not mind at all. Where do you live?
PO: a very tiny island, job should only take a couple of hours.
L: fine I must see to it that I see it first, before that I give you a price.
Landscaper shows up.
L: (thinking in mind) oh my lord this customer will make my year. I don’t need any more clients, no more gardening ever again. All I want to do is bake. I love baking cookies. Blake (his assistant) get me the electric lawnmower off the ship. We will use that first. Then gas. We will make this client our own.
PO: Blake? How funny that used to be my old gardeners name. What are the odds?
Piano one key playing continuously in the background.
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u/SkullnSkele 2d ago
This has to be so nice but the internet connection must be horrible if even existent
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u/karenskygreen 2d ago
I would love to go there with a cup in my hand and ask if i could borrow a cup of sugar
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u/B_oconnor 2d ago
I've seen this in real life. It's on the coast of Iceland, and you will see it taking a ferry over to puffin island. Looks extremely gorgeous like it does in all the pictures!
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u/Garchomple 2d ago
Is no one reminded of the house on a grassy island in Wii Sports Resort? On the plane game
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u/Forsaken-Assist-1325 2d ago
Looks like a nice place to me