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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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Both Trina and her friend managed to get quite a lot of milk,
but as both cows had recently had calves, they only milked what was needed
before untying the hind legs and letting the calves in to get some. After
watching I offered to help carry one of the large buckets, and walked with
Trina and her friend back to their house (where the milk will first be
boiled before being consumed). Having never seen a real cow milking before,
it was quite interesting.
At 6:50am I was back at Monica's, and Shiela was up already with her foot
hurting quite a bit (she would take the day off from school to see the new
doctor about it). Being served freshly-baked bread for breakfast (along
with eggs, bacon, and toast), Monica mentioned that automatic bread-making
machines are popular on the island, though they don't have one themselves.
Having some fresh Tristan water from the tap, I commented on how pure and
light it tasted... Monica told me that when Warren returned from St. Helena
(where water is rationed), she was amused at how he kept bugging her not to
let the tap run -- as water is plentiful on Tristan. Unlike mineral waters
such as Evian (which to me have a definite taste), Tristan water is light
and pure with absolutely no taste at all (exactly how I like my water), and
if it ever does wind up being sold overseas, I'll certainly buy some.
Monica, Ed, and Connie (Conrad) have a total of 17 patches for themselves
scattered in different areas, and today Ed was going to walk (for exercise)
out to the family patches to work on them -- though he'd take the bus back
later. When I asked about the bus, he said there is a set schedule, but
you're not allowed to bring any packages, potatoes, or other vegetables on
board. They usually begin planting in July or August (winter in the
southern hemisphere) and harvest between September
...
See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
,
Malaysia Gallery
,
Saint Helena Gallery
,
Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
