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Very detailed travelogue on visiting the remotest inhabited islands in the world: Tristan da Cunha and St. Helena, as well as S. Africa, Malaysia and Singapore, and Indonesia. Very informative, full of tips, history, what it was like to visit and stay there, indexed by country. Visit my webpage for this and other downloadable travelogues: http://www.tcp.com/~lgreenf
These are fascinating islands. Tristan has only 238 people, all with same 7 last names.
Remotest Islands in World St Helena, Tristan da Cunha + S Africa Malaysia, More
Larry2006-05-27 03:40:04
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of the proposed airport,
as it's one of the few flat areas on the island) -- however after turning
off at Longwood gate, the downhill dirt road became rough pretty fast (with
stones and washout areas)... I continued down it for a bit, but soon decided
I'd better not head any further in a small 2x2 Ford Escort. At the bottom
there wasn't even enough room to turn around, so I had to back up before
finding the room to maneuver the Ford (I felt like an old pro on the
stickshift by now). Before turning around though, I got out of the car at
the bottom to have a look at the area... there was some beautiful scenery
here, with even a few donkeys in the field (Mike later told me that donkeys
are actually considered government employees, and are used for jobs in
places where people won't go).
Heading back to Jamestown, I knew that the road by Gordon's Post would be
closed for road repair from 9:00am-2:00pm today (usually 9:00am-3:00pm), so
at the signpost I had to stop to figure out the proper alternate route back
into town. While stopped, I noticed a Land Rover with an SHG license plate
(SHG = St. Helena Government), and asked the driver for directions. Saying
he was going that way himself, the driver told me just to follow him -- so I
did, trying to keep up with him in my noisy, sputtering little Ford Escort.
Following the Land Rover I arrived back into Half Tree Hollow in the late
morning. Wanting to finally walk UP Jacob's Ladder at some point today, I
decided to leave the Ford there at the top (near the Fort and across from
the construction vehicle depot), and got a lift down to Jamestown from a
local.
In Jamestown again at about 11:50am, I ran into Pat the shoeman again who
mentioned he was staying with his cousins in Seaview. Looking over at the
gift shop near the arch, I saw it was still closed, so I walked
...
See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
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Malaysia Gallery
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Saint Helena Gallery
,
Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
