St Helena – Introduction

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Our welcome to St Helena

Coming Home

Referring to St Helena, Charles Darwin described it thus:

“A little world, within itself, which excites our curiosity”

and indeed it is.

I had never been to St Helena before and, outside what I knew from a little pre-trip research, I knew nothing of the Island or its people. Despite this, as we approached this tiny mid-Atlantic volcanic outcrop after nearly six days sailing aboard the RMS St Helena I admit to almost shedding a tear. Continue reading “St Helena – Introduction”