Bounty Bay
The only place to come ashore at Pitcairn Island is
at Bounty Bay. This is not a large bay
at all. It is just a pocket sized
indentation in the rugged rocky coastline.
Over the years the wharf has been enlarged and re-shaped and is made
from solid concrete. The end is shaped
like a large round bulge to help break up the strong waves which surge into the
bay. Strong waves break over the rounded
end and dump seaweed onto the wharf. The
concrete is slippery at the end from being constantly wet.
On the seaward side of the wharf are large truck
tyres suspended as buffers for the longboats or other craft coming alongside.
Bounty Bay is one place where we can swim. The best way to enter the water is to jump
off the side of the wharf. Getting out
is a little trickier as you need to either climb up the tyres, or time the
waves right and go up the rocky beach.
The whole 9 weeks we have been here the waves have
been constant and strong. We have not
seen a flat calm sea yet. On one day
when the waves were low inside the bay we launched my kayak and I had a paddle
within the confines of Bounty Bay.
well done!
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