Brit who bought a cut-price island in the Seychelles 50 years ago... and still lives

anything I don't mind · 27 Apr 2012 at 14:01

I am not sure if spray painting tortoise is a good idea, but i guess if you are a lone on an island with a bunch of tortoise for 40 years a bit of spray is the least of their worries.

alexthecheese · 27 Apr 2012 at 14:29

NSS, comes to mind.

And that's a phrase that finishes with 'Sherlock'.

Greebo · 27 Apr 2012 at 14:31

Spook187 said:
If i lived there i would still want my internet

He has. It says that it had nothing when he started, not even running water but at some point he got electric, water and a phone line laid to the mainland so he's sorted now.

Kutter · 27 Apr 2012 at 14:41

heres the 1.2 hr documentary on him and the island ( a grain of sand ,2009 ). Very good watch, goes into detail about how people want to turn it into a tourist destination for the rich, and how others say there is a need to preserve it when he dies.

http://vimeo.com/22008844

ShaolinDreams · 27 Apr 2012 at 14:42

Kinda reminds me of Branson's Necker Island. That tallest point needs an epic house on it, but i doubt he has as much money to flitter away as Richy Rich

http://www.neckerisland.virgin.com/

grimm · 27 Apr 2012 at 14:49

Desmond is obviously the real mastermind behind the whole thing.

Haggisman · 27 Apr 2012 at 14:50

doofski said:
others say there is a need to preserve it when he dies.

Well... someone's gotta make that sacrifice, so I'll take one for the team and volunteer

Retromatic · 27 Apr 2012 at 15:11

Thought it was Michael Palin at first glance.

dowie · 27 Apr 2012 at 15:31

not sure I could do it myself... living there alone wouldn't be for me personally - would certainly be an interesting short term experience but not sure I could live like that permanently.

owning a share in a slightly larger island would be cool - seem to be some of them about where each owner gets a plot of land and is jointly responsible for the shared facilities like a small airstrip, hotel etc... then again it tends to cost 7-8 figures to become an owner of one of those places...

aaron · 27 Apr 2012 at 16:20

Gosh a Dailyfail article that wasnt full of scaremongering, Knee jerk reactions and a slight dash of racism :eek:

Onto the matter at hand though it was a really nice read. Looks gorgeous beyond belief...was going to say id rather have my internet however it seems he already has it. On that note how about we organise an OCUK coup d'etat and claim it for ourselves.

Actually scratch that as the guy seems like he really cares and has put a heck of a lot of work into it...The islands owned by the saudi princes etc however hmmmm.

opstrat · 27 Apr 2012 at 17:53

this guy was on aprogram a few years back, i cant remmember if it was a cooking program or a wildlife resuce but the guy went to the island and met him and they talked about how he cleared the are of the scrub and cleaned it all up. and how he painted the turtles to tell who was who.