Thursday, October 18, 2012

Pitcairn Island

Pitcairn island (location: http://goo.gl/maps/JcLdW) is an extremely isolated island in the middle of the south pacific ocean, right in between new zealand and south america. Pitcairn island has a population of about 67 and is very hard to access as there is no airstrip on the island. The only way to reach pitcairn is by boat. Pitcairn is part of the united kingdom 
part of the pitcairn island population

pitcairn landing


A video of driving around pitcairn island on the only paved road available...

Chamborigaud, France

Chamborigaud (location: http://goo.gl/maps/smDYU) is a very small town with a population of around 800 in southern france and it only about a 2 hour drive from the mediterranean sea. It is renowned for its amazing viaduct 
This river near chamborigaud is great for swimming and has several deep pools

the chamborigaud viaduct



Camp cove beach, Sydney

Camp cove beach in sydney (location: http://goo.gl/maps/TLEnW) is a beach situated in watsons bay, a harbourside suburb in the eastern end of sydney. It is situated aprox 11 km from the central business district and thus is an ideal gettaway from the busy city life.

Camp cove beach, watsons bay, sydney
Camp Cove Beach is the jewel in the crown of Sydney Harbour. 
Close to the entrance of the harbour Camp Cove is a tranquil, picturesque beach nestled in between South Head and Green Point and adjacent to Watsons Bay. 
The spot is ideal for sunning, swimming, fishing, snorkelling and is a popular dive site. 


another view of camp cove beach

Seal Rocks, New South Wales

Seal Rocks (location: http://goo.gl/maps/aagWu) is a small coastal settlement in the Great Lakes Council Local Government Area, in the Mid North Coast/Hunter regions of New South WalesAustralia, 275 kilometres (171 mi) north-north-east of Sydney. It is famous for its many premier surfing beaches (including Lighthouse Beach, Treachery and Yagon), and also for being the home of Seal Rocks lighthouse, officially known as Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse. At the 2006 census, the area had a population of 131 persons
seal rocks bay

Seal Rocks is well known for its peaceful resistance to attempts by developers to commercialise the small picturesque fishing village. On entering the town by the road, the slogan "Save Seal Rocks The Last Frontier" can be seen painted on the road itself, this has been continually repainted for over 30 years. Currently the local council is making an attempt to commercialise the small caravan park, a movement is once again growing against this.



surfers at seal rocks beach




Palmyra atoll

Palmyra atoll (location: http://goo.gl/maps/OiETY) is one of the Line Islands in Micronesia, 960 nm (1,778 km) south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa. Its nearest neighbor is uninhabited Kingman Reef to the northwest; the nearest inhabited islands are those of Kiribati.

Palmyra has a population of between 3 and 20. Solely research personnel

Climate

Palmyra is equatorial and hot. It's located within the low pressure area of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) where the northeast and southeast trade winds meet, which has also contributed to its shores being littered with debris carried by Pacific currents. It is extremely wet with between 4,000-5,000 mm (160-200 in) of rainfall each year


The palmyra yacht club. Seems like something directly from the series lost!

By plane

There is a 2000-meter unpaved airstrip on Cooper Island (the largest island, in the north), owned by the Nature Conservancy.

By boat

There are two moorings in the lagoon just off Cooper Island.
The palmyra north beach