January 23, Day 19 at Sea
Think Mutany on the Bounty and Fletcher Christian. This is the island he brought the Bounty to after he’d tossed off Captain Bly. Set him and his faithful in this vast blue ocean and it was a miracle they survived. Was Bly really the bad guy here. Some are not so sure. In 1790 the mutineers along with their Tahitian companions settled here and set fire to the Bounty so avoid being found by the British. The wreck is still visible under water in Bounty Bay. Today we circled Pitcairn Island, but were unable to anchor out and send passengers in. There are only about 45-65 people here from nine families. Instead of us going ashore, the townspeople came to us in a longboat. They set up shop on the Lido deck and gave a slide presentation.
Ron had his picture taken with Michelle and Natalie Christian, direct decedents of Fletcher Christian. They brought all kinds of gift items and souvenirs and even brought a post office. We mailed two cards with Pitcairn stamps to Caryl and David. Kids, don’t expect these until March!
We sent our islanders off with lots of food and supplies to thank them for coming aboard and such. They were wonderful. Amidst all that, I did a class on creating characters. Once the islanders were gone, we set sail and are headed for Tahiti. Yeah! Love to all!
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