A journey to the Disappointment Islands

[PeteC]

High adventure and new destinations still exist! A long read filled with photos and videos so I only give an introduction and the link. Well worth the time to look at it all. Pete

"In 1765, an English explorer gave two islands a rather unfortunate name that has sheltered them from the world and preserved one of Earth’s last paradises.".............


http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/2019031 ... nt-islands

[lindosfan1]

Very interesting read. Would love to go there.

[Dannie Boy]

Very interesting indeed - and I’ve never seen a four-headed coconut tree either!!

[hhfarang]

I spent a week on the Rangiroa Atoll in French Polynesia back in the late 80's and it was much like this. There was one road (crushed coral) and no hotels or restaurants, and very few full time inhabitants. I stayed in a fairly primitive dive lodge run by some French guys. Back then the only tourists to this place were scuba divers as there was very little infrastructure at all. Fantastic diving on pristine reefs.