One more “Bounty”-related place
I was lucky to visit in the past Pitcairn, then Timor- where cpt. Bligh landed after mutiny, and also Norfolk Is – where descendents of mutineers were resettled… Few people remember that after mutiny guys from “Bounty” initially wanted to live on Tubuai Island. In May 1789 they landed is the bay in the north of the island. 15 local wariors were killed during the fight. Since then the Bay is called Bloody Bay. I was there today. No monuments or signs there, but nice, sandy beach and a mini-pier built just opposite the passage through the barrier reef. “Bounty” after the fight in Bloody Bay sailed away, but returned to Tubuai to land again on the eastern coast of the island. Mutineers did not feel safe they built there little fort – Fort George and lived there till September 1789 when they sailed out to Pitcairn… Nothing remained of the fort – just the site. In the eastern part of the island there are three picturesque peaks called Sleeping Man. I was climbing the pass below them – the path is still passable and took me to to the main road traversing the island – it was lovely walking the complete emptiness. Large pine trees are the main attraction of the landscape. Probably I am again the only tourist on the island 🙂
