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ANyone interested in ST. Kilda or abandoned remote islands?

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cod · 13/04/2006 17:40

cna i recmmend htis book \link{http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0006373402/qid=1144946302/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl/203-6835545-5435936\the life and death of st Kilda?}

I have read almost all of it in a day and its so fascinating. Its about a n island off hte exxreme northw est coast of scotland that was evacuated hen its population fell to only 38 in 1930.

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Moondog · 13/04/2006 17:42

Have read it.
Fascinating.
Want to go there.

My mate who is a journalist on the Telegraph was on Pitcairn last year for weeks,covering the rape trials of all those blokes.
Boy,did he have some bonkers stories!

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cod · 13/04/2006 17:42

and and and anda nd did he eat puffins?

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dinosaure · 13/04/2006 17:41

My bil was stationed there for a while when he was a squaddie.