three.fm, Isle of Man, 23rd August 2011
Five weeks away from home for St. Helena team
The first team of athletes to begin their journey to the Isle of Man for the Commonwealth Youth Games - St. Helena - have already begun their journey.
St. Helena is a tiny volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean and is part of the British Overseas Territories, which also includes Ascension Islands and the islands of Tristan da Cunha. Saint Helena measures about 16 by 8 kilometres and has a population of just over 4,000.
The four athletes - 15 year old Jessica Sim, and 17 year old Sarafina Yon, Tyrel Ellick, and Myles Henry - are joined by two officials, Jeremy Roberts and Wendy Benjamin.
They are travelling some 1,200 miles south to Cape Town by ship before they can begin their 11hr flight north to the UK, where travel will then be by coach and ferry before they reach the Isle of Man.
Because St. Helena has no airport and it is serviced by only one ship, the RMS St. Helena, the team is destined to be away from their island home for more than 5 weeks in order to attend the Games.
No comments:
Post a Comment