Thursday, 18 October 2012

The mutiny on Bounty


Greetings people of the world!

The last days we have been shown around, and I dear to claim that I have seen every inch of this island twice already, but it is a part of the charm, I can only imagine how it must be to live here.

We haven’t only gotten a tour on shore, but also of shore, because the pitcarn islands consist of four islands, even though only one of them are inhabited. 


We took the boat from the only bay on the island, Bounty Bay, which brings us to the interesting history behind the name.


The inhabitants are descendants of the sailors from the famous munity on Bounty. They sailed to this island and set fire to their ship, and then they were stuck. They made a community that at the start were troubled with bloody fights about how to rule the community. At the end it was only one man left standing among 10 women and 20 children.


 Now the capital and well the only city is named after him John Adams, the capital is called Adamstown.



The sailors from Bounty were British, and this country is one of the last remaining once in the British colony. This is way they speak English here, even though it might be a little old fashioned. 
Here is their flag, the symbol represents the munity while the britsh flag symbolises that they are a part of the brithish colony.



















Torunn

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