Michaelangelica Posted January 10, 2008 Report Posted January 10, 2008 I spent a few wonderful days on lady Lady Elliot Island off Bundaberg,Queensland. It is one of the very few coral islands on the Great Barrier Reef It was magical, if primitive accommodation wise.A lot of Yanks there as it had been written up by the NYT as the best diving spot on the planet.I don't dive but I spent a few VERY magical hours playing with one of these (not showing up?) -a giant old female Turtle- who come to the area in season to lay eggs on the island and mainland. Other linksPJF's Pages - Journal - General thoughts while diving off BundabergLady Elliot Island - off Bundaberg, QldLady Elliot Island - off Bundaberg, Qld - birding-aus | Google GroupsLady Elliot Island, Great Barrier Reef Queensland AustraliaPhotos Lady Elliot Island, Great Barrier Reef Queensland Australia Quote
Jet2 Posted January 10, 2008 Report Posted January 10, 2008 Another obscure one for your interest: Welcome to Delos, the no man land where used to be a busy town...Delos, Greece - April 2000 I visited there many years ago and I still have this strong impression: It was a sunny day with bright blue cloudless sky.Very few tourist were there may be it was near the island closing time.We walked around the ruins and when the wind blew through the broken site, a strange sound happened that made goose bum all over our bodies.Ghost! Run! That's what we came to our head at that moment... Turtle 1 Quote
freeztar Posted January 16, 2008 Report Posted January 16, 2008 Welcome to Delos, the no man land where used to be a busy town...Delos, Greece - April 2000 That was a great read Jet, thanks for the link! :hihi: Quote
Jet2 Posted January 16, 2008 Report Posted January 16, 2008 You are welcome freeztar! Let me search my hard disc (head) to see if I can share more islands, of course, obscure ones, with you... Quote
Jet2 Posted January 17, 2008 Report Posted January 17, 2008 Hey Turtle, thanks for the botherly and brotherly support!! :shrug:Jet2 Quote
Turtle Posted January 17, 2008 Report Posted January 17, 2008 Hey Turtle, thanks for the botherly and brotherly support!! :)Jet2 My pleasure. :) For our next obscure island, we have one that until recently remained conspicuous by its absence. :hihi: :) BBC News | SCI/TECH | Scientists witness birth of new islandThe dramatic birth of a new volcanic island in the Pacific has been witnessed by an international team of scientists. The rare event was captured on film by researchers during an expedition to the Solomon Islands. Quote
Turtle Posted January 24, 2008 Report Posted January 24, 2008 Flying over the South Pacific on GoogleEarth Air and looking for underwater volcanoes, I zoomed in on a suspect obscure outcrop and found me a real turtle treasure island. :hihi: ...............:) :coin: Welcome to Suwarrow. Suwarrow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ...Suwarrow was described by Fanny Vandegrift as "the most romantic island in the world", but it was not the model for her husband's famous book, Treasure Island. It can lay claim to being a real treasure island though. In the mid 19th century (records dispute whether it was 1855 or 1848), a ship from Tahiti was carrying out salvage work when a box containing NZ$15,000 worth of coins was dug up (Helm and Percival 1973). Some years later, New Zealander Henry Mair found pieces of eight in a turtle nest. Mair became involved in a row, the find was covered up and it has never been rediscovered. ... Racoon 1 Quote
freeztar Posted January 24, 2008 Report Posted January 24, 2008 Nice one Turtle! That got me researching and I found this lovely page.Aerial pictures of the Cook Islands Take a look at the odd "rectangular" shape of Rakahanga and the LOVELY blue waters of Aitutaki. I SOOOOO want to visit a Pacific atoll. Quote
Michaelangelica Posted March 31, 2008 Report Posted March 31, 2008 Islands are such romantic placesAn escape from the read worldi met a solicitor/lawer friend one day who seemed very depressed.I asked him 'Why?'He said he had just won a $500,000 case for his client said "Well that is great? Why are you so miserable?"He said his client had just purchased a beach side home in Fiji and on his Australian Aged Pension was able to hire a cook, cleaner and gardener. Ten photos of paradiseIslands, Isles Pictures, Aerial Photos, Download Wallpapers -- National GeographicIslands, Isles Pictures, Aerial Photos, Download Wallpapers -- National Geographic Quote
Hill Posted April 28, 2008 Report Posted April 28, 2008 There's a great little website Oceandots.com I use on occasion. My one complaint is that it has no overview map to show where the islands are but many do have direct links to Google Earth, Google Maps, Live Local, and Yahoo Maps. Others do not but a Wikipedia search will quickly take care of that. Quote
Moontanman Posted April 28, 2008 Report Posted April 28, 2008 I buck the trend and stereotype of Americans not being good at geography. I thought it was just our president that had that reputation!:shrug::) Quote
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