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Gulden Leeuw 22nd-23rd December |
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Visit of 'Gulden Leeuw' See www.guldenleeuw.com for more about the ship |
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Views of Gulden Leeuw on 22nd December when a visit ashore was cancelled due to the weather. |
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Left: First RIB shuttle leaves Calshot Harbour Above: First passengers come ashore (the vessel has a crew and passengers are known as 'trainees' - mostly students) |
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| Report from Shirley Squibb on 23rd December The visitors started the day with shopping at the Tourism gift shop and posting mail, some even received mail that had been posted to Iris for this ships arrival. After some food and drink at Cafe da Cunha, Dawn gave a talk about the 1961 volcano and answered questions on the island. Some of the older school children, came along and joined in answering and asking questions of their own. After the talk and questions, a group headed of to the 1961 Volcano with two of the Tourism staff and the six school children, Chloe, Jade, Janice, Nathan, Randal and Rhyanna. They enjoyed reaching the summit, feeling the warmth from the fumarole and walking to the craters. Others explored the village on their own or just relaxed in the sunshine. After lunch at Cafe da Cunha some visitors also enjoyed a game of golf. The children that joined in on the tour of the volcano were invited to the ship in the afternoon and the ship departed early evening. |
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Dawn Repetto was joined by students from St Mary's School to give a talk about their island and answer questions. |
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Scenes around the Post Office counter |
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The Post Office and Tourism Centre was busy with people buying stamps and souvenirs. Parents sent mail to the Tristan Post Office to be delivered before Christmas when students were expected to arrive. Only 6 letters managed to arrive here on time! Photos show the grateful young people with their mail from home, collected from the world's most isolated Post Office rarely used for this purpose! |
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Photos of students climbing the 1961 lava flow |
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St Mary's School students who helped with the Tourism Centre session and acted as guides on the 1961 volcano, left - setting out for the ship, above - on shore after their visit. |
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We are likely to get more photos which will be added later to this preliminary report. |
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Yacht Faraway - 30th November 2015Photos from Janine Lavarello Report from Dawn Repetto |
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The Yacht Faraway arrived on Monday 30th November 5 people onboard. They arrived from South Georgia and will be sailing onto Cape Town where the yacht and crew are based. They came on a lovely calm day and the crew took on fuel, water and supplies. They even had time to grab a nice hot shower and a cold beer at the Pub before departing. Photos show left views of the yacht and above some of the crew coming ashore |
Stamp Issue: Early Mail Ships Definitives |
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| This definitive stamp issue depicts the main ships that carried mail to and from the island between 1904 and 1953. 26-Nov-2015 |
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Yacht Enigma XK passed Tristan |
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| The yacht Enigma XK passed Tristan da Cunha on the 26th November 2015. 26-Nov-2015 |
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First Yacht arrival of the 2015/16 season |
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| The Australian Navy training ship Young Endeavour visited Tristan da Cunha on the 7th November 2015. 7-Nov-2015 |
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2015 SA Agulhas Voyage |
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| Report of the annual vogage of the SA Agulhas II, which visited the Tristan Group between 8th September and 1st October 2015. 2-Oct-2015 |
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Visit of HMS Lancaster and RFA Gold Rover on 7th August 2015 |
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| HMS Lancaster and RFA Gold Rover paid a coutesy visit to Tristan on 7th August 2015, and helped islanders transfer materials to difficult locations using their helicopter. 7-Aug-2015 |
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