St Helena 4

VulcanSpirit
Richard & Alison Brunstrom
Mon 15 Feb 2016 06:16
The lower levels of St Helena are incredibly harsh. Here is a typical coastal scene:

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And another:

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But the interior is extraordinarily lush:

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And on the top at 800m is remnant cloud forest with tree ferns very closely related to those in NZ:

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SH markets itself as "the most extraordinary place on earth", I think with a fair amount of justification.

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