KIDS Issue 771 · July 31, 2019

Exotic Islands

No train, bus or car will be helpful this time— we’re off to visit some of the most exotic islands in the world!

Exotic Islands

Pull out your suitcases and get ready for the trip of a lifetime! Packing for this trip may be challenging, so pay close attention to the equipment you’ll need for each stop. I’ll give you a couple of minutes to get your stuff together… and we’re off! We’ll need our own plane for this adventure. No train, bus or car will be helpful this time — we’re off to visit some of the most exotic islands in the world! Since islands are fully surrounded by water, our only travel options are boat or plane. So pull out your world Atlas, globe, and compass and let’s go!


STOP #1: Lambay Island

Equipment needed:

  1. Camera
  2. A sweater if you get cold easily; the summer temperatures average at around 16° C/60° F.


Expedition:

Have you ever dreamed of a secret island? Great, because that’s our first stop.

Over 100 years ago, in 1904, Cecil Baring, a poet and a great lover of natural history, looked for a private, secluded, beautiful, and quiet place to live and to raise his family. And he found it.

For the price of £5250 (today that would be £633,060.82, or $792,718.12), the Barings bought themselves an island. Lambay Island, located in the North Atlantic Ocean, is just 2.5 miles off the coast of North Dublin, but is a mystery to many Dubliners. Dublin is the capital of Ireland, which is the second largest island of the British Isles. If you’ve ever looked at a map you’ve definitely seen Ireland.

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