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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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/>instructed not to use the CC: or the BCC: carbon-copy options, though
they're available if you really want to. In the end, I never bothered with
email myself, as without access to my account at home it seemed useless --
though a lot of other people made use of the service.
All announcements made on the ship are preceeded by two musical notes (a
"B" followed by a "B" an octave lower), and lunch and dinner are announced
with a silly pre-recorded tune (a little ditty which sounds similar to what
you might hear on a Japanese train as it approaches the station).
Most of the staff and a good portion of the crew on board are "Saints"
(native St. Helenans), as working on the RMS is one of the few job
opportunities available on an island with high unemployment. Except for
Carol (who is the ship's only Tristanian), all the waiters and waitresses
are Saints, as are the cabin attendants, maids, and most of the service
staff. While the two captains, the 1st mate, the head pursers and head chef
are Brits, the 2nd mate (Andrew), a 3rd mate (Jolene), two assistant pursers
(Nigel and Carl), the head waiter (Tubby), and the galley supervisor
(Michael) are Saints.
Throughout the course of the two sailings, I gained a lot of respect for
the staff of the RMS: they must put up with people of all different
temperments, memorize their names and needs, and a few weeks later, start
the routine all over again with another set of passengers. While the
officers have private quarters, the crew must share quarters (two per room),
and there's never a day off while out at sea. To the officers as well, my
compliments... they also have no days off while at sea, and it can't be an
easy life for them either. Saints are extremely nice people, and the many
hours I would spend talking with the staff and crew of the RMS was one of
the nicest things
...
See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
,
Malaysia Gallery
,
Saint Helena Gallery
,
Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
