Comments on: Pitcairn Islands (Island Week 2)

By: John

John — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:14:02 +0000

*snap* I guess that shows how much I know about small, Pacific islands.

By: dude.

dude. — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:21:04 +0000

How about using a boat plane???? No runway needed when you can land on the water…………

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:59:21 +0000

That airport is not technically part of Pitcairn. It’s part of the Gambier Islands.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambier_Islands

By: John Spalding

John Spalding — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:38:46 +0000

There may be no airport, but there is a runway…

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:17:36 +0000

insofar as the “rape” thing goes, I mean come on…..it’s not like there is a whole heck of a lot else to do. Look at how tiny that friggin island is for krissakes!!

By: JoshuaPerry

JoshuaPerry — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:00:52 +0000

Wait, so if I show up with say 100 bullets and a machine gun, I could own some islands?

By: Gustav

Gustav — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:56:34 +0000

It is also the place where more than half of the male population are rapists.

It is also interesting to note that the first native women were not actually native… they were kidnapped by the HMAV Bounty mutineers from a neighboring island and taken to Pitcairn.

I guess an apple can’t fall too far from the tree…

I would stay away from this place…

Here’s the story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3709328.stm

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:16:50 +0000

They have no airport there! Wikipedia says:

To get to Pitcairn it is necessary to fly to Tahiti, then Mangareva, then embark on a further 30-hour boat ride. There is one boat every several months.

Mental!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:00:49 +0000

I would LOVE to visit these places sometime. I wonder what it feels like to be so far, far, far away from everyone else on the planet?

By: Marty

Marty — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:41:38 +0000

Strange how you can zoom in, but not out…