AT WORLD'S END; Duo in extraordinary bid to make headlines.Byline: CHRIS HOLE WE know that some people will go extraordinary lengths to appear in Gazette. But a pair of Middlesbrough men, have the extra mile - or thousand - and sent photographs from a trip to the other side of world. The stunning shots were taken on one of most remote islands in the world, Tristan Cunha, in the South Atlantic ocean South Atlantic Ocean The southern part of the Atlantic Ocean, extending southward from the equator to Antarctica. . Middlesbrough duo, Paul Tullius, from and Mark Horton, from Thorntree, both carrying out work on the island as part the Royal Fleet Auxiliary The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is a component of the Naval Service that keeps the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom running around the world. Its main function is to supply the Royal Navy with fuel and supplies. service. Theywere part of the crew onboard RFA RFA right frontoanterior (position of the fetus). Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) A procedure in which radiofrequency waves are used to destroy blood vessels and tissues. Mentioned in: Prenatal Surgery Bay who carried out emergency repairs to very small harbour on the island. The work took around fourweeks to but it actually took the crew three and a weeks to sail to their destination from the UK. But it wasn't all hard- work for the however, who also took time to explore the island. And both men took the opportunity to to the highest point of the island, an volcano named Queen Mary's Peak Queen Mary's Peak is the highest mountain in the South Atlantic Ocean, situated on the Island of Tristan da Cunha, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. It has an elevation of 2,062 metres (6,765 feet) above sea level. stands at 2,062m (6,765ft). Tristan Da Cunha Tristan da Cunha (trĭs`tăn də k  `nə), group of volcanic islands in the S Atlantic, about midway between S Africa and S America. is so remote that just ship per month visits the
island - to deliver and food and to export cray fish and seafood.
Mark said: " The local community consists about 285 people and believe it or not actually only seven different surnames.. "The locals were all great and it was a really interesting trip. I didn't even know it existed before we went! "But the climb up the volcano was probably the hardest thing I have ever done in my life - it was a really hard slog." Eagle-eyed readers may notice that the pair are not actually holding a copy of the Gazette. But so desperate were the pair to appear in the paper that they printed off a page from www.gazettelive.co.uk in order to appear in our pages. "I've got a bit of a confession about the Gazette that me and Paul are holding," Mark said. "As we had sailed at very short notice we never thought of the Gazette on Tour until we had actually sailed and were half way through our three and a half week passage to the island. "But as I'm a reader of gazettelive while using the internet onboard we decided to have our picture taken with a print out of the front page." For more pictures go to gazettelive.co.uk CAPTION(S): FAR FROM HOME: Paul and Mark with their guides on the island, below BEAUTIFUL: Tristan da Cuhna is the world's most remote island |
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