Ooookaaaay.... this has to be in either the USA or Australia presumably? One of the places where the settlers couldn't be bothered to make up new names anyway.
unknownpseudonym wrote:could it be some sort of research outpost away from the earth's surface, a space station or something?
cardinal richelieu wrote:This place I'm thinking of is over 2,000km from the next nearest town / village (and it's not a space station or anything ridiculous like that).
It's a proper fixed settlement, and has been for the last couple o hundred years, except during the 1960s when there was a volcanic eruption and the entire population hopped on a ship to go to Britain.
Once the dust and ash had settled, they all hopped on a ship and went back.
If you hadn't guessed, it's a small island. Any philatelists out there will have heard of it, since the island makes a lot of its income from selling stamps.
The only way to reach the island is a 6 day boat trip from either of 2 different continents and you have to apply to the island's administrator months in advance to be allowed to visit.
Although they do these 1st cover stamps they only way to get the post is when the ships make visits with provisions and passengers about 22 times a year.
Okay it's an island. At least 2000 KM from the coast (as you said that was the nearest settlement) and not in the Pacific. The seven seas bit kind of puts me off the Atlantic, so, Indian Ocean?
As the cardinal seems to be otherwise engaged, no its not Pitcairn.
UP, yes they do have any of the 7 surnames of the founders plus there are a few ex-pats out there aswell. They dont really look that inbred though...well not from the pictures ive seen anyway!!