Britain's Treasure Islands

[naomi24]

I happened upon this last night. Very interesting indeed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b077sxwf

[brainiac]

I agree. What determination to stay on that yacht for 2 weeks to get to Tristan da Cunha - but surely the production team would have found out before they set off that the supply boat in Cape Town was in dry dock! I wonder how they found a camera crew to undergo those long journeys; oh, and when he went to Pitcairn he seemed to stay for a number of days, but the boat only goes four times a year, and would surely have left, leaving him there, wouldn't it? Anyway, full marks for effort

[naomi24]

brainiac, I didn't look for flaws. I enjoyed it.

[gangesboy]

I visited Tristan in 1961 on the way home from the Antarctic. Fascinating place. Just after we left the volcano erupted and the entire population was evacuated to the UK. I have always wanted to go back there - but that wont happened now unfortunately

[gangesboy]

happen

[naomi24]

gangesboy, that must have been really interesting. I'm envious!

[gangesboy]

Yes it was Naomi and I would love to go back. At one time I was thinking of trying to move there but unfortunately no newcomers are allowed to settle there. Since there are less than 300 people living there I would have thought that any new blood would have been welcomed from a genetic point of view!
Here is their website
http://www.tristandacunha.org/

[naomi24]

Thank you, gangesboy.

[Prudie]

I particularly enjoyed the one about Pitcairn and surrounding islands. Not only the unique wildlife but wondered if that really was a place on earth completely removed from daily horrors you could escape to (to live I mean. not holiday).
I have a fascination with islands and spend hours looking at really unheard of ones on satellite view. There are 1000s most of us don't know exist.

[naomi24]

Prudie, I've only seen the one from Tuesday, and I missed the beginning of that - but I intend to catch up on them all.

[Prudie]

You won't be disappointed :-)

[naomi24]

I'm sure you're right, Prudie. Love programmes like this.