There are 38 full time residents on Pitcairn Island, mostly descendants of Fletcher Christian and his mates. There is no harbor, pier, or anchorage. That difficulty is supposedly the main reason it was chosen by the HMS Bounty mutineers. That also means that the long boat pictured is the only method for accessing the island. Cruise ships visit and the island’s residents come aboard va the long boat to sell the cruise passengers their local handicrafts. Other supplies are brought ashore with the long boats from a monthly provisioning visit by a freighter from New Zealand.
There are 38 full time residents on Pitcairn Island, mostly descendants of Fletcher Christian and his mates. There is no harbor, pier, or anchorage. That difficulty is supposedly the main reason it was chosen by the HMS Bounty mutineers. That also means that the long boat pictured is the only method for accessing the island. Cruise ships visit and the island’s residents come aboard va the long boat to sell the cruise passengers their local handicrafts. Other supplies are brought ashore with the long boats from a monthly provisioning visit by a freighter from New Zealand.