Boddam Island Bimble - Part Two
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Wed 26 Jun 2019 23:17
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Boddam Island Bimble – Part Two
 We found the
church.
  A coconut
crab sitting on the top step.
  The remains of the
church.
 School, community centre or hospital.
A big building. Boddam was once
home to a small community who kept some domestic animals, caught fish and raised
a coconut plantation.
 A window at the end of the building.
 A clipping outlining the history of how BIOT came
to be. Each citizen was given three thousand pounds,
many signed with their thumbprint not knowing what it all really
meant.
 Recent
happenings.
  We found a couple
of graves behind the church and sadly, lots of broken glass. We set off
to find the main graveyard at the other end of the island.
  Another
building with rusted water tank
attached.
  Bear poses beside
a house. Should anyone return to live here a massive amount of clearing
and rebuilding would have to be undertaken. Trees have had freedom, the next track was far too overgrown for our
footwear.
 Back on the
beach we saw a rope swing made from a ring off a boat called Wakanui
(a familiar ding....mmm).
 Another
ruin.
 We came upon the
well used by yachties (not suitable for drinking, so the books
say)..........
 ....... beyond, an
area set up for hanging laundry, a chair to sit and
read perhaps.
 The we saw quite a
well maintained track and began to follow little strips of orange plastic
tied to trees along the way.
  A half wall
and a water pipe.
 We came to the
graveyard and paid our respects (own blog).
ALL IN ALL LONELY, DARK AND
LEFT ALONE
RATHER SAD BUT FABULOUS
CRABS |