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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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Mailing
List (they had taken the RMS to St. Helena the previous year)... locals in
the area, they invited me to give them a call when I was in town. Walking
in at the B&B that evening, Kritz mentioned that Russell had phoned while I
was out, so I gave him a call back. Russell teaches sailing right at Duncan
Docks, and talking to him on the phone, we arranged to meet tomorrow, when
I'd join his class for a sail in the morning.
Having had a long day with a lot of walking, I asked Kritz if it'd be OK
to use his phone to call Mr. Delivery (for pizza) -- but instead, Kritz
offered to drive to dinner somewhere. We settled on Nando's (it was Kritz's
first time eating there), where I ordered two single chicken burgers with
extra-spicy peri-peri, and shared an order of spicy rice. After returning
back to the B&B, the day was beginning to catch up with me, and it was hard
to keep awake. I managed to stay up for a bit to catch up on the journal,
but as soon as I was finished, I immediately went to sleep.
Dec. 28: Cape Town
I woke up this morning to heavy rain -- in the middle of summer!
Wondering if the sailing class would still be held (Kritz commented "of
course! -- if it's a South African teaching it!"), I called Russell to
check... and sure enough, he was planning to teach and sail today, even with
the rain. Since I couldn't walk down to the docks with the weather the way
it was, Kritz volunteered to take me down in the car.
With a bit more time now, I had a chance to talk with Kritz over
breakfast. Retired now, he worked in the newspaper and and advertising
business for most of his life, holding pretty much the same political views
as most white South Africans his age (and most white South Africans in
general): unhappy with the ANC, he was delighted that they had lost seats
...
See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
,
Malaysia Gallery
,
Saint Helena Gallery
,
Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
