Internet Wanderings...

When I heard about the undersea earthquake today near Samoa, it sent me wandering in cyberspace to learn more. Google Earth was the first place I traveled...locating Samoa and realizing how remote that part of the world is. It got me thinking about a spaceship of aliens arriving at Earth from this vantage point:

"Waterworld" they might call us. Then, if they decided to head directly below instead of circling, they would eventually spot a speck of land right about the center of all that water, a small gathering of islands called the Pitcarin.

And on the inhabited Island, they would spot Adamstown, which has to be the most remote place on the planet. If the name sounds familiar, here's why: Just about the entire population of fifty is related to the seamen who rebelled against Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty.

Yes, this tiny speck of land in the middle of a half under-water globe is the place they inhabited with some Tahitian women they abducted. It is the least populated jurisdiction in the world, though not really a sovereign nation. They speak English, and, thanks to satellites, are even connected to the Internet now. Their (very expensive) phone calling code is 64. It really is a small, small world after all.

Oh..Samoa...it's about 2,500 miles away from Adamstown, and about the same distance from Hawaii. If you want to visit the middle of nowhere, the Pitcarin Islands would be a great destination.