Tristan : Tristanians Abroad: You Can Advise These People
Submitted by Tristan Times (Juanita Brock) 09.01.2006 (Current Article)
Not everyone from outside can receive advice from Tristanians, like the man in the picture.
Photo (c) J. Brock (SARTMA - TdC) With Tristan in the background, a tourist receives advice from a Tristanian about the wildlife on Nightingale Island.
TRISTANIANS ABROAD: YOU CAN ADVISE THESE PEOPLE
Tristan provides the backdrop for advice about Nightingale's wildlife
By J. Brock (SARTMA-TdC)
Quite often I send along messages to the Island and do not know what has happened to them. Now it’s time to give you a lok at some of the messages that have been sent with a view to Tristanians living abroad helping them find answers to their queries. Following are a few messages that have been sent recently. Enjoy!
Name: Leon Lombard Email: lombardleon@hotmail.co.za
Message:
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You may experience life as normal every day, but for us there is no doubt that you live in a very special place.
We can only imagine the difference in lifestyle between youself and eg. London.
You live in a very special place, and you should savour it every day.
I do visit webpages of your island very often, and thrive on actual photos of the Island, but have'nt seen much photos of the actual inhabitants eg. the postmaster and actual phots of eg. the local church or any other place of interest or any business ?
I do not think that I could ever be able to visit your Island, but I know that is the dream of many 1000's of people.
I can only hope you can keep your place so special throughout the ages, once flooded with people it will loose it's attraction and beauty, so I hope you can keep it small yet prosperous.
Your Friend from Bloemfontein - Sout Africa
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Name: Ken Smith Email: gilsson@btinternet.com
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Dear Sir/Madam,
From 1950/53 I served as an Engineering Mechanic on HMS Actaeon based at Simonstown RSA
In 1952(Ithink!) the ship paid a visit to Tristan.
Of that visit I have four lasting memories.
1. The warm and friendly welcome by everyone with which we were recieved.Thank you so much.
2.We gave passage to the Bishop of Capetown, whose reason for visiting I have since forgotten.
3. The ship's football team played a match against an island team the result again, I'm afraid I've forgotten but I expect we lost lost as usual !
( Was this the first International match between England and Tristan ? )
4.On our return we took with us a little girl of about six years who I believe was going to school in either South Africa. or UK.
I believe her surname was Glass.
What became of her I wonder?
Please tell me if you can, that I did not dream all this and it is not just the ramblings of a senile old fool.
My very best wishes to all on Tristan.
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Name: Andoni Gorostiaga Email: agorostiaga1@euskalnet.net
Message:
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For a research in a mountaineering magazine in the Basque Country about the highest peaks in the islands of the world, I would like to know if you call the island popularly just "Tristan" instead of "Tristan da Cunha" and if you use any other local name to call the highest peak, Queen Mary's Peak or if there is any local tradition-myth about the mountain.
Could you help me? Thank you anyway.
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Good day:
I discovered your site via a link from the BBC, along with further research.
I was curious about your island, your way of life, and your history. Since my grandparents were Italian, I was pleased to see that two of your island's surnames hail from Italy.
I have a web site dedicated to world football. I would like to pass it on, since I don't know if you follow the English or Italian leagues. One of my pages is called "Football Sites," and has many links of interest. Several show video streams or live scores from around the world. Do young people play football on Tristan da Cunha? I would be delighted to know. :-)
Here is the link:
http://clix.to/calcio
All the best and Happy New Year.
Sincerely,
Steve Amoia
Washington, DC USA
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