1912
Brendon Grimshaw lived for 40 years on a desert island
Brendon Grimshaw lived for 40 years on a desert island
Who of us in childhood did not become engrossed in reading a novel D.Defo, hoping for a moment to find yourself on a desert island and experience a small part of the adventures that have befallen the Robinson Crusoe? Brendon Grimshaw, an Englishman from Yorkshire, knows that it is necessary to translate dreams into reality. About 40 years ago, he settled on the island in the Indian Ocean Muaen and has since devoted himself to nature!
At the beginning of the 1960s. Brandon in one of the trips was the first time in the Seychelles, and realized that he wanted to stay here to live. Then the law allows buying entire islands (now the only possible long-term lease), and enterprising Englishman bought at the time of little use for the life of the island Muaen! Moving, Brandon set out to find those who used to live on this island. He managed to find creole Lafortuna Rene, who lived 10 years in the Muaene. Novoyavlenny Friday so carried away by communicating with the Englishman that he left his wife and children, and returned to live in their historical homeland!
Brandon and Renee have made every effort to preserve and increase the flora and fauna of the island. Both planted approximately 16,000 trees. In addition, Brandon bought on the neighboring island several endangered giant tortoises, now home to 120 Muaene "Tortillas". Each of them has a red mark shell, which helps to keep track of their movement, as well as protects them from poachers. But the main achievement of Robinson - birds! During the time until Friday they live on the island, they appeared here about 2000: in order to have settled here feathered, Brandon spent on Muaen water!
Brandon's efforts were evaluated on merit: the island gained national park status in 2008. Today, about Grimshaw write a lot and know Muaen comes to a large number of curious tourists and the island becomes habitable again. Of course, modern Robinson tired of visitors, but he established a charitable foundation to which to transfer money for the maintenance of the island. And here is a reminder of the wonderful time that Robinson Crusoe has just started, there was book, written by Brandon "The story is about a man and his island" with a touching inscription, dedication, "René Antonio Lafortunu, more than just Friday».
Who of us in childhood did not become engrossed in reading a novel D.Defo, hoping for a moment to find yourself on a desert island and experience a small part of the adventures that have befallen the Robinson Crusoe? Brendon Grimshaw, an Englishman from Yorkshire, knows that it is necessary to translate dreams into reality. About 40 years ago, he settled on the island in the Indian Ocean Muaen and has since devoted himself to nature!
At the beginning of the 1960s. Brandon in one of the trips was the first time in the Seychelles, and realized that he wanted to stay here to live. Then the law allows buying entire islands (now the only possible long-term lease), and enterprising Englishman bought at the time of little use for the life of the island Muaen! Moving, Brandon set out to find those who used to live on this island. He managed to find creole Lafortuna Rene, who lived 10 years in the Muaene. Novoyavlenny Friday so carried away by communicating with the Englishman that he left his wife and children, and returned to live in their historical homeland!
Brandon and Renee have made every effort to preserve and increase the flora and fauna of the island. Both planted approximately 16,000 trees. In addition, Brandon bought on the neighboring island several endangered giant tortoises, now home to 120 Muaene "Tortillas". Each of them has a red mark shell, which helps to keep track of their movement, as well as protects them from poachers. But the main achievement of Robinson - birds! During the time until Friday they live on the island, they appeared here about 2000: in order to have settled here feathered, Brandon spent on Muaen water!
Brandon's efforts were evaluated on merit: the island gained national park status in 2008. Today, about Grimshaw write a lot and know Muaen comes to a large number of curious tourists and the island becomes habitable again. Of course, modern Robinson tired of visitors, but he established a charitable foundation to which to transfer money for the maintenance of the island. And here is a reminder of the wonderful time that Robinson Crusoe has just started, there was book, written by Brandon "The story is about a man and his island" with a touching inscription, dedication, "René Antonio Lafortunu, more than just Friday».
