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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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"what do you
call it?" [meaning the proper name of the berry], Monica replied "oh, berry
pie").
On the way up I noticed one hillside was nothing but a clean slope of red
dirt... half-jokingly, I asked if we could slide down it on the return
instead of having to walk down the same way we were coming up -- and was
surprised to hear "yes, if you want to." Going up it's hard to see the top,
and just as you think what you're looking at is the Base, you realize it's
not -- and there's still quite a ways to go. As the climb becomes steeper
near the end there are ropes which you can grab on to (hammered into the
ground or tied around trees), though the first one we came across wasn't
properly fastened.
It was 11:00am when the middle of the group finally reached the Base.
Finally having a chance to relax, we all sat down on the grass (getting a
lot of sun, as there was no shade around) and ate a bit of lunch while
looking down at the spectacular view below. Passengers who had stayed on
the RMS were given a box lunch (complete with yoghurt), but I ate the
sandwich Monica made for me, drinking only some of the Tristan water (as I
only had a small bottle and didn't want to finish it yet).
Up at the top albatrosses were flying all around us, and it was quite a
beautiful sight. Though Graham and Neil (the journalists) didn't go on the
hike, Don and Callin did -- along with 25 other RMS passengers, including
Susan, the retired 747 pilot, a middle-aged South African couple, and even
Hanny (who joined the group for the walk). After resting and chatting over
lunch at the lookout point, some of us decided to explore around the base --
as just a short walk in from the viewpoint is an area where many albatrosses
nest... and we were soon able to see and approach a baby albatross
(approximately 1 month old) at a close
...
See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
,
Malaysia Gallery
,
Saint Helena Gallery
,
Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
