April 15, 2013 Jamestown,
St. Helena
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| St. Helena Island |
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| Jamestown Harbor- very Mediterraen influenced |
Today we are on an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that
is a British Overseas Territory. It sits
1200 miles off the coast of Africa.
There is a population of 6000 on the island and they have no airport. They have a mail boat come about every 5
weeks. They happened to be there today
with us so our postcards might arrive in a somewhat timely fashion. We did stop in to the Post Office to get a
postmark from here and to purchase stamps as souvenirs.
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| Main street in Jamestown |
This is where
Napoleon was exiled to after escaping Elba.
He actually died here in 1821 and was buried before being relocated next
to the Seine at a later time.
They are also home to the oldest Anglican church south of
the equator. The other highlight of
renown is the tortoise, Johnathan. He is
the oldest living creature on Earth at over 120 years old. He is in the gardens at Plantation
House.
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| oldesst Anglican church south of equator |
The high point of our day was Jacob’s Ladder. “C”, Dad, & I climbed this steep
staircase. It is 699 steps up to the top
of the mountain, and in the old days supplies had to be carried up this route
before the roads were built. It took me
45 mins to get up, Dad & “C” got up a bit faster. We then climbed down to the bottom. All in all, including the wander up at the
top it took 1 ½ hours. I’m sure we will
all be a bit sore tomorrow.
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| view up Jacob's Ladder |
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| view from Jacob's Ladder |
After some souvenir shopping we headed back to the ship for
a well-deserved sandwich from John and a swim in the pool.
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| much needed swim |
I finally caught up!!!!! What unbelievable adventures you have had! Just amazing!!!! Your photos are wonderful. Can't wait to see you!!
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