Somewhere in the South Pacific
The most remote place on earth is the expanse of the Pacific Ocean. I've flown over it and traveled to some of its remote islands. The first adventure was to visit a friend who had signed onto the Peace Corps and was posted Fiji and the Bikini Atoll. The second was to the Bikini Atoll to return with my Dad 60 years after he had been stationed there as US Navy Corpsman as part of Operation Crossroads--the test of two Atomic bombs. Bikini was the most remote place I've been on earth. One plane a week that island hopped from a series of other remote islands. The remoteness felt like a physical presence hanging over your shoulder. Here's my short collection on the Pacific Ocean. 1. A Pattern of Islands, Arthur Grimble (1952). Grimble started his career as an official in the British Colonial Service posted to small British possessions in the Pacific. He collected his stories of life among local fisherman, tribal chiefs, and...