The last unusual bird is the worlds smallest, weighing in at only 1.8 grams, which is less than a US penny. The bee hummingbird's nest is only 3 cm wide. Its tiny wings beat 80 times per second. Using all this energy requires them to eat half their body weight in food each day as well as drink eight times their body weight in water. That's like a 150 pound adult human drinking 144 gallons of water each day. They are found only in Cuba and the Isle of Pines
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Isle of Pines, New Caledonia
This place will become a Zodiak landing on the beach. This is a beautiful island with eight tribes. You can explore the island, meet some locals who speak French or relax on the beach and enjoy terrific snorkeling.
From the history
There were fictional adventures of George Pines and four women fellow survivors who are shipwrecked on an idyllic island. Pines finds that the island produces food abundantly with little or no effort, and he soon enjoys a leisurely existence, engaging in open sexual activity with the four women.
Each of the women gives birth to children, who in turn multiply to produce distinct tribes, by which Pines is seen as the patriarch. One of the women, a black slave girl, gives rise to a tribe called the Phills, who increasingly reject the impositions of laws, rules, and bible readings which are established in an effort to create some form of social order. They eventually rebel completely, and revolt against the white tribes, causing a civil war. At this point some Dutch explorers arrive, bringing with them guns which are used to quell the uprising.
The narrative is from the viewpoint of the Dutch explorers and begins with their arrival and the discovery of a primitive white English-speaking native race. The explorers discover that the islanders are the grand and great-grandchildren of George Pines, and that in just three generations the islanders have lost the technological and industrial advantage of their British origins. They later discover that they possess an axe which lay blunt and never sharpened. The island itself is so productive in terms of food and shelter that the islanders leave newborn babies exposed to the elements with no harm.
While the island is bounteous and abundant the narrative begs questions over the morality of idleness and dependence on nature. Questions also exist over the status of the piece as utopian literature; elements of utopian writing are apparent, but there are inversions of the usual pattern. Instead of finding an advanced society from which the travellers can learn, the explorers discover a primitive island race in need of rescue from the brink of civil war. In may terms, though initially a paradise of sexual freedom and idyllic plenty, the story is one of dystopia, a devolution into a primitive and crucially unproductive state. The lack of creativity and industry are heightened by the fact that the islanders themselves reproduce in great numbers, leaving in three generations a large population with no scientific or artistic development.
Each of the women gives birth to children, who in turn multiply to produce distinct tribes, by which Pines is seen as the patriarch. One of the women, a black slave girl, gives rise to a tribe called the Phills, who increasingly reject the impositions of laws, rules, and bible readings which are established in an effort to create some form of social order. They eventually rebel completely, and revolt against the white tribes, causing a civil war. At this point some Dutch explorers arrive, bringing with them guns which are used to quell the uprising.
The narrative is from the viewpoint of the Dutch explorers and begins with their arrival and the discovery of a primitive white English-speaking native race. The explorers discover that the islanders are the grand and great-grandchildren of George Pines, and that in just three generations the islanders have lost the technological and industrial advantage of their British origins. They later discover that they possess an axe which lay blunt and never sharpened. The island itself is so productive in terms of food and shelter that the islanders leave newborn babies exposed to the elements with no harm.
While the island is bounteous and abundant the narrative begs questions over the morality of idleness and dependence on nature. Questions also exist over the status of the piece as utopian literature; elements of utopian writing are apparent, but there are inversions of the usual pattern. Instead of finding an advanced society from which the travellers can learn, the explorers discover a primitive island race in need of rescue from the brink of civil war. In may terms, though initially a paradise of sexual freedom and idyllic plenty, the story is one of dystopia, a devolution into a primitive and crucially unproductive state. The lack of creativity and industry are heightened by the fact that the islanders themselves reproduce in great numbers, leaving in three generations a large population with no scientific or artistic development.
Where is the location of this island?
There are about Eighty kilometres south-east of Noumea lies the enchanting island namely Isle of Pines and which is often called as the 'Jewel of the South Pacific'. The island is 14 km wide, 18 km long and surrounded by sublime beaches under swaying palms and soaring Araucaria pines. The idylic beaches and bays abound in natures colour. White sandy beaches framed by dark green giant pine trees with natural spectacular colours in the water and beautiful colourful corals and fish below.
The island was given its comtemporary name by Captain Cook but to the indigenous inhabitants this slice of paradise is known as Kunie.
The best beaches and bays include: Kuto Bay and Kanumera Cove to the southwest, the unbelievable Upi Bay, Oro Bay, with its magnificent lagoon and the natural swimming pool to the north. The majestic colonial pines that cover the island. can grow up to 200 feet high.
The island was given its comtemporary name by Captain Cook but to the indigenous inhabitants this slice of paradise is known as Kunie.
The best beaches and bays include: Kuto Bay and Kanumera Cove to the southwest, the unbelievable Upi Bay, Oro Bay, with its magnificent lagoon and the natural swimming pool to the north. The majestic colonial pines that cover the island. can grow up to 200 feet high.
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