Friday 13 September 2002

Wahoo

Title – Wahoo
Date – September 2002
Location - Christmas Island - Kiribati

Christmas Island in the South Pacific nation of Kiribati (pronounced Kiribass) is so far away from anywhere, the UK used it as their nuclear testing ground in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, getting there is in itself is an adventure. But the fish reach this size naturally and it has nothing to do with nuclear fallout. Twenty four hours after this fish had been caught we enjoyed sashimi and Wahoo steaks for dinner.

If you make friends in countries you visit your experiences will be twice as rewarding. This was a diving trip and between dives we would trawl fish on two lines to pass the time. Considering the not unsubstantial cost of both these activities, effectively getting two for the price of one made a great difference to the budget.

Beyond The Blue’s Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshop takes place over two days. The cost is about the same as our competitors, but we run two day workshop, most of our competitors run a one day course. We cover a much wider range of subjects and are unique in our personal safety and low impact training techniques.

Please visit our website at
www.safegapyear.com

Image – ©Peter Mayhew

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