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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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to get my permission. The Chief wasn't
around, but the lady behind the desk called someone else who OKed the visit,
and in turn called the prison to let them know I had received permission.
Back at the prison I once again met the two guards on duty: Lionel Jonas
and Raymond Crowie. Lionel would be my guide through the prison compound,
and was extremely nice, answering any and all questions I had no matter how
trivial.
There were currently 3 inmates at the prison (all men), and they were
quite friendly as we walked through the jail. We first visited the men's
side, where the cels open up to a general living room area with a computer
system and printer (no internet, but games and educational software -- one
of the inmates was playing solitaire on it), TV, VCR, goldfish tank, and
signs up on the wall stressing a positive attitude. As well, artwork
created by the inmates was displayed on the walls, and some of it was quite
impressive (when I asked one of them if he created any of the art hanging on
the walls, he replied that did two of them, and pointed them out to me).
Next we went upstairs (where the staff relaxes, works, and cooks meals)
before going into the female area (now empty -- Lionel mentioned it's rare
to have a female prisoner). Downstairs was a nice gym, complete with an
exercise bike and a treadmill (probably the only one in 2,000 miles!)
Passing a few bikes, Lionel mentioned that the prisoners buy them to work
on, fix them up, then keep or sell them. There's a buzzer in each cel which
rings on a switchboard if an inmate needs anything, and there are at least 2
guards on call 24hrs a day. Down below where the old cels used to be, the
area has been converted into a workshop, complete with woodworking tools and
plenty of sawdust on the ground (Lionel teaches the inmates woodworking, and
showed me
...
See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
,
Malaysia Gallery
,
Saint Helena Gallery
,
Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
