Monday, 2 February 2009

Day 19 Pitcairn Island - Mutiny on the Bounty!

This is one of the remotest islands in the south Pacific, probably in the world. The island is approximately 1.8 square miles, population of only 48 and many of the inhabitants are called Christian, after Fletcher Christian who led the mutineer on HMS Bounty in 1790. The spoken language is a cross between 18th century English and Tahitian, the currency is the NZ dollar but the island is an overseas territory of the UK the local time is GMT -8.5.

Unfortunately the islanders didn’t come onboard but they sent a boat out with the mayor and a dozen or so others to collect provisions. Last night on board we had a fun party night, the first one in 18 days! We have a very good entertainment crew on board, mainly Aussies and most are also the dancers, so they led the line dancing etc. We have another two days at sea. Next stop: Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia where Captain Bligh and the crew of HMS Bounty first anchored and stayed for about 5 months.

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  1. Anonymous5 February 2009 at 05:25

    Sorry, but Pitcairn is 1.8 sq miles, not 18. 18 Sq Miles really would be a good size for an island:)

    Ian Campbell, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia,

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    Th 5 Feb 09

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  2. Unknown7 November 2009 at 07:23

    Hello..
    I also heard about that Pitcairn island is one of the remotest islands in the south Pacific, probably in the world. Thank you very much for sharing your experience.I like your topic of the blog.You have done great yet and hope you will continue with same here. Thank you so much for posting such a nice picture

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