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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Socotra Island - Who Knew!?

You could have knocked me over with a feather.  Really.  If someone told me I had stumbled over a movie set portraying a world in some other galaxy, I would have believed it.  Can there possibly be a Dragon Blood Tree that oozes red liquid when it's bark is cut?  Apparently so.  It's in the Indian Ocean, just east Yemen.


Among other surprises, this is a World Heritage Site.  Hundreds of flora and fauna exist here and nowhere else.  What a world we live in!






Here are some pictures to get you started.  You will want to explore this wonderful land.  I wonder if I'll ever be able to visit here in my lifetime.  Is there anyone out there who has been here?  





For more information, google "pics of Socotra Island" and also check this out.

www.socotraislandadventure.com

7 comments:

  1. wow, that looks like illustration in a storybook, not real world! Amazing!

    BLOGitse

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  2. OMG! these are above the ground? above sea level? i have never seen terrain like this, linda. i think you should put it on your trip list, once you know you won't die or starve once there.

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  3. What a place! I had no idea. After Japan, you should just go. Just go. DO IT! Of course you'll have to probably stop over in India on the way to and from, and then maybe South Asia. Just take the world tour!
    Brad

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  4. Brad, kj, Blogitse,

    I KNOW!!!! Let's all go, OK?

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  5. Are you sure there are humans?
    Of course we go all together! That woud be an adventure - in a storybook! :)

    BLOGitse

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  6. Wow, we did a great tour in the Socotra last month, it was unforgettable, I advice all of you to visit it.

    we booked through Sococo-tours check there website at
    www.socotra-eco-tours.com

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  7. Check this website which has a comprehensive info about Socotra:
    www.socotra-eco-tours.com

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