Palmyra: a two-wreck week

Article Abstract:

A cruiser narrates a gruelling experience in Palmyra Island in Jul 1994. The boat, Heart of Palm, had gone up on the reef the night before and the caretaker, Roger Lextrait, had arguments with its owner. When the cruisers left, they were warned that they will never be allowed on Palmyra again.

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Chagos: lost paradise

Article Abstract:

The Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean remains uninhabited to this day and remains as a sailor's paradise. It serves as a rest stop for sailors who are in the middle of a long ocean crossing. Food is aplenty here with ripe fruit falling to the ground and the lagoon teeming with fish.

Description and travel, Indian Ocean, Indian Ocean Islands, Archipelagoes, Chagos Archipelago

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Palmyra, our own private paradise, in which we revel in the delights of the "most beautiful island in the Pacific." (includes related article on techniques in approaching and entering atolls)(Island Paradise Island Paradox, part 1)(Cover Story)

Article Abstract:

The island of Palmyra was sighted in 1798 but was discovered in 1802 by the crew of the American ship Palmyra. Tales of gold and silver buried in the island and murder are intriguing stories for travellers but real treasure consists of the time that allows one to relax and gain friends.

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