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Elephant Island

The name of this island originates from the belief that it was allegedly inhabited by elephants. It is hard to believe as the island is inaccessible – their shore is guarded by sharp rocks which we found extremely difficult to climb. We travelled across the island twice.

The name of this island originates from the belief that it was allegedly inhabited by elephants. It is hard to believe as the island is inaccessible – their shore is guarded by sharp rocks which we found extremely difficult to climb. We travelled across the island twice. First we climbed an unwooded and bushy mountain where I had to watch out for sharp acacia’s thorns and pieces of rock hidden under grass. Later on, we walked along a lovely shore where we met two natives from the village (from the mainland as the Elephant Island is deserted) who collected birds’ eggs. Probably I was the first Pole on the island.

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