Boddam Island Graveyard
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Wed 26 Jun 2019 23:37
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The Graveyard on Boddam
Island
  After exploring the church and
remaining buildings on the island, we returned to the memorial cross on the
beach and turned right. We followed a track marked by
orange plastic tape and
bimbled along for fifteen minutes. We passed the biggest coconut crab of the
day, safely tucked into his well constructed burrow.
 The main entrance
to the graveyard, a memorial opposite.
 The memorial
cross, below a plaque...........
 ...........In
remembrance of our beloved who were buried here May they rest in peace on
a visit Oct-Nov 2009.
 We spent the next half an hour
visiting each grave, many in the shade of the coconut
trees all bordered by a short wall crumbling in places. Few graves were
in good condition, many in a very poorly state. One or two were once very regal
and imposing in their day. Here is what we saw.
                 We carefully
looked at each and every grave but only found two with words we could make out
on this one and the next, nearby. At the top of the cross we
could just read Septembre 1952 not the name.
  In the far left corner (from the main
entrance) we saw the only grave with a readable headstone – J Raoul Cabouche 15th of Avril 1883 to the 25th of Mar
1952.
 A final look back
before we retraced our path back to the beach for a
snorkel.
ALL IN ALL A CRUMBLING HAVEN
OF PEACE
LARGE AND VERY
PRETTY |