Why Not Pitcairn For A Holiday?

What would Pitcairn be like for a holiday, and is it practicable to get there? A few years ago the editor of Pitcairn’s monthly paper, “Miscellany”, wrote: “No television, no buses, no trams, cars, trains, planes, et cetera —in fact nothing that carries except wheelbarrows.

No taxes to pay and no bills to foot. No stores to buy from and no money in circulation. We have a rock in the Pacific five miles round and two miles through. We have beautiful valleys and hills and plenty of fish.”

This is still mainly true and he might have added, in all truth, that Pitcairn also has a kind, courteous, strictly sober and hard-working people who make visitors welcome.

Once or twice a year the Shaw, Savill ships offer opportunity for a visitor to spend three weeks to a month ashore but careful planning is necessary—as we have found to our cost. Because the community is small accommodation is limited, but provided prospective visitors seem prepared to fall in with the ways and daily life of the island, the Pitcairn Council will give them permission to land and arrange for someone to take them in.

And, for anyone who has the time and to whom the sea, hills and limited amenities are no deterrent, a short stay on this historic island

can be an unforgettable experience.-

MC.