Do you want a “vacation” away from the cold and bad mood? This job is for you : there Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Propose to a lucky person Left for 13 months on Gough Island to Study and protect birds on site. To the details that this island is famous for One of the most inaccessible places on the planet. Homebody, refrain!
It’s so good that everything inflates me there. I want to go to a desert island
– Yaya ☼ (@enidnama_b) May 5, 2023
30,000 euros to go into exile 2,700 kilometers off the coast of South Africa
Gough Island is actually particularly remote from civilization: it is exactly that 2,700 km from the South African coast. It is also called the island Diego Alvarez or Goncalo the Knight, in honor of the Portuguese sailor who discovered it. To get there, you’ll have to pass through Cape Town, South Africa, and then set sail on a cruise Seven day crossing.
Upon arrival, you will discover a true little piece of paradise 91 km2 (For comparison, Paris makes 105 km2). Let’s hope the weather is nice: the island is part of it Tristan da Cunha archipelagolocated in Roaring fortiesarea across Strong wind Feared even by the most experienced sailors.
Work alongside local researchers
For a little over a year, it will be your assignmentObserve several types of birds : albatrosses, and shearwaters, but also penguins and penguins. To do so, you’d be rubbing shoulders with the half-dozen residents who populate the place year-round, ie researchers And technicians work inside a weather station.
For a further change of scenery, your meals will mainly consist ofCanned and frozen foodsAnd No fresh produce can be brought to the island. Koh Lanta is a nice stretch, in short: your return to the capital will be that much more satisfying!
to try your luck, Towards a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds declaration. Will you be the lucky chosen one? fingers intertwined.
