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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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no need for a separate "radio man"
anymore, so whomever is on duty (the 3rd mate, 1st mate, etc.) takes on the
responsibilites for the radio as well. Mentioning the training required to
become an officer, Andrew said you must attend a maritime college for four
years before being able to obtain the position of 3rd mate -- after which
you can move up with training on board the ship (standard practice is that
officers are able to take over a job one position higher than theirs -- so
the 3rd mate is trained and capable of handling the duties of a 2nd mate,
and can also train to obtain the status of 1st mate).
As the RMS keeps an open bridge policy, the tour wound up lasting until
3:15pm as people just stayed on the bridge to ask Andrew more questions.
Walking back down to the sun deck afterwards, I noticed the pool had now
been filled, but most people were just lying out in the sun, not seeming to
mind if they got burned or not.
There were many interesting couples on board the ship, including an older
Brit with a Russian lady he met over the internet, as well as a retired
Scottish vet named Linda and her fiance Len (a Brit). Linda's daughter
married a Saint and now lives on the island, and Linda and Len were visiting
the island for the first time with arrangements to get married there
themselves (they'd be staying longer than just one week). Talking to them,
I again was reminded of the fact that we had lost almost two days because of
the ship's engine problems -- as instead of arriving early morning on the
4th as planned, we wouldn't be arriving on St. Helena until late afternoon
on the 5th.
There are three levels of dress on board the ship, and the daily Ocean
Mail would list the "rig of the day" that officers would follow (with it
being suggested you take your dress cues from them). While shorts are fine
during
...
See photographs from:
Indonesia Gallery
,
Malaysia Gallery
,
Saint Helena Gallery
,
Singapore Gallery
,
South Africa Gallery
