Tristan Da Cunha Stony Beach 2023

On the 5th March 2023, I had the rare opportunity to go to Stony beach, a small beach located South of the island where some families have kept small huts from generation to generation. Now and then those huts need some repairs and maintenance. Accessing Stony beach by sea is not easy but the Tristanians being excellent fisherman and seafarers, they will simply tell when it is the safest time to go. I'm sharing with you this wonderful and unique experience.

[@kevinwait972]

What a joy to watch something so wholesome in a world so full of anger, intolerance and overpowering divisions. In a world torn apart, how refreshing it is to go to this remote place with authentic and unspoiled men to keep one company. Bravo all of you.

[@alexwonner7469]

Thanks Kevin. It is indeed so. Completely completely unspoiled and simply a magical place.

[@LuMaxQFPV]

...."in a world so full of anger, intolerance and overpowering divisions." ...It only appears to be that way, and gets stoked that way because of people like you, who, mindlessly judge it that way, in a fatalistic sense, choose to see it that way and bemoan it constantly. Congratulations, problem.

[@WyD_Diamonds]

Not everyone can go there, it's truly an unforgettable trip of a lifetime.

[@alexwonner7469]

It is indeed the case. A very simple life. Amazing people. Beautiful scenary. Have you watch the Queen Mary’s peak ascension video?

[@covlinuxguy]

This is such a wonderfull insight into life on TDC, You have an amazingly beautiful island there, far away from the idiocy and stupidity of the modern world. Thank you so much for showing us this trip. There isnt much video footage from your small but gorgeous end of the planet, I have drempt of a stay on Tristan De Cunha (Glad to know how to pronunce it from the way you say it at the beginning of the video) but am such a landlubber i dont think Id ever make it there unless they invent a long range Helicopter or Vertical Landing Air-Liner. I keep going back there on Google Maps, facinated by the location and landscapes. Keep that place special, keep being your brilliant selves and thank you again.

[@bertrandcamus3666]

Thank you Alex ! I had the chance to see it and do the complete trip around the island. Merci Alex, j'ai eu la chance de voir Stony beach et de faire tout le tour de l'île !!

[@alexwonner7469]

Avec plaisir Bertrand.

[@robrepetto]

What a nice bit of nostalgia. So lovely to watch. Great to see. Well done Alex, so glad you had the opportunity to see more of our beautiful island.

[@alexwonner7469]

Thanks Robyn. I have been waiting for long time to visit this little beach. Going there with all your fellow Tristanians made it an amazing amd very special day.

[@j.burton5220]

Thanks for this! Fun video to watch.

[@alexwonner7469]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@robertwalker5990]

HOW NICE, LOVELY ISLAND.REGARDS TO ALL OVER THERE.❤

[@steffpierre2648]

Mon Bon Alex, j'avais oublié de déposer un commentaire . Cette vidéo est particulèrement bien réalisée

[@alexwonner7469]

Merci Tonton. Chaque fois que je regarde ce video, mon coeur est rempli d’émotions…

[@MaskaradeUk]

Thanks. I really enjoyed watching that. I was on a ship there in 2023 and we managed to go ashore at Stony beach on 11th April after three days of unsuccessful attempts to go ashore at Edinburgh, which was a big disappointment, but at least I can say I have set foot on the island.

[@alexwonner7469]

Thanks a lot. Well I hope to go back once more at the Caves and produce a small video….

[@verenaoliveira4321]

You are very corageous.May our Lord Jesus protect you all there

[@alexwonner7469]

To live in this most remote inhabited island with only 250 people is simply Lord’s blessing. It is the most simple life I could ever imagine. With the kindest people.

[@Black5Delta]

Thank you soooooo much for sharing. I've been interested in this island for years now and there is just not a lot of video media about Tristan Da Cunha. Please post more if you have more. I unfortunately will never get the opportunity to visit there w my border collie.

[@alexwonner7469]

I will try to do so. Waiting to go back to the mountain but the weather hasn't been the best although we had good days. Thanks a lot for watching.

[@si85451]

I want to move there.

[@benitomichel471]

Great video, It’s amazing to see how life is like in such a remote place. Thanks!

[@alexwonner7469]

Thanks for the comment. Difficult to express with words the harsh conditions in which the Tristanians are living. But they are happy, otherwise they would have left already long ago…

[@marknewton6984]

How is the pizza delivery there?

[@rajatbakshi6587]

Thanks for heeding our request by creating a new video. Please make these videos more frequently

[@alexwonner7469]

Will try. The problem is that on Tristan , the internet is very very slow. So it is impossibke to put the video on You Tube… Glad you are enjoying the video. Have a good day. Alex

[@rossuemartinez3839]

​@alexwonner7469 Hi Alex, does Starlink works down there nowadays? I mean 2024... Thanks for a beautiful video. Joshua, from Brazil 🇧🇷.

[@shirleydeschipper7075]

Fabulous video Alex. You really captured the atmosphere of Tristan.

[@alexwonner7469]

Thank you Shirley. Glad I managed to do that. Planning a Queen Mary’s peak soon….

[@user-lp9kt8ev6f]

Amazing video from Cambodia 🇰🇭

[@alexwonner7469]

Like anywhere in the world, they are many beautiful places. I'm sure Cambodia has many beautiful places as well. But Tristan is so so remote and so unique. Thanks a lot for watching. Hopefully more videos to come slowly....

[@CuriousMind-db5dq]

Great great video Alex. Appreciate your effort to show us these beautiful images and videos of the place. Absolutely love it. Thanks again.

[@alexwonner7469]

Only a pleasure for me. I'm happy to do it as this place is simply so unique.

[@fetlocks3]

Lovely video very interesting, Thank You. LEN, UK.

[@alexwonner7469]

Thank you for watching the video. This place is simply amazing. We live here one of the most simple life ever.

[@davidparsons5019]

A great video Alex, I’m guessing you work on Tristan, a doctor perhaps? I visited in 2013 and would have loved the opportunity to visit Stony Beach. I did manage to get half way up to the summit though. Looking forward to your next video thank you.

[@alexwonner7469]

Good day David. Yes, I have been working there as a doctor. Hopefully I will have time to make a movie on the ascencion of Queen Mary’s peak. Training now to see of I can make it again in September… The downhill is tough on the legs. In Belgium at the moment. Cycling a lot… Enjoy the day. Kind regards. Alex

[@debbiecurtis4021]

I really want to visit Tristian

[@blackcreekorganicfarm296]

Some interesting looking old archeological sites in that area

[@alexwonner7469]

Not really. But it is mother nature as its best! A very simple life amongst extraordinary people.

[@Muonium1]

The shore looks remarkably free from plastic waste, is this true for the whole island and due to the relative lower population of the entire Southern hemisphere, or is it only true for the sides facing away from the prevailing ocean currents?

[@alexwonner7469]

Unfortunately, we do find more and more plastic on the beach. Mainly with chinese instructions…and sadly the fishes, the sealife, the sea birds are getting more and more affected.

[@user-gt9mi1wj6r]

Great day was it Alex from lucas

[@johnmule9419]

So beautiful and unspoiled and a fantastic video as well...the terrain almost looks like Scotland...

[@alexwonner7469]

Remember that the first settlers were from Scotland!

[@johnmule9419]

@@alexwonner7469 Thanks Alex...didn't know that...

[@MrJaisonthomas]

Wonderful. Best wishes from INDIA

[@alexwonner7469]

Thank you for your comment.

[@eaglerare1273]

Hi Alex. Can you please explain how electricity is generated on this beautiful island ? Thank you sir

[@alexwonner7469]

Sorry for the late reply. At the moment , diesel generators from the crayfish factory. Hopefully in the future, we will use more green energy.

[@eaglerare1273]

Thanks Alex. Cheers and Godspeed

[@jessicaarverne1181]

Are you using Starlink for Internet communications when on Tristan Da Cunha ? Wonderful video. I liked it. Thank you for sharing.

[@alexwonner7469]

Unfortunately or fortunately the internet is very slow. No Starlink. So yes, it’s not easy but things are improving slowly.

[@rapidthrash1964]

Have you considered using satellite internet like Starlink?

[@alexwonner7469]

Not yet available unfortunately…but hopefully it will come one day…

[@DoctorGarkle]

I don't want to cast aspersions but there appears to be something wrong with parts of this video. It appears that parts of it may be green-screened (the onboard boat shot at about 2:30 {and a few others}). Maybe the videographer was using outdoor bounce lighting, but the people in the foreground (in the boat) look a bit odd and too well-lit.

[@alexwonner7469]

Sorry for that. I will have a look again but my side it seems to work fine. Thanks for letting me know.

[@eelponna3145]

Great video - but just one correction.. Tristan is not the most remote island in the world. That title goes to Bouvetoya.

[@alexwonner7469]

Well , it is the most remote inhabited island … not unhabited island… Bouvetoya seems to be unhabited. Thanks a lot for the comment . Kind regards. Alex

[@si85451]

@@alexwonner7469 Yes exactly, there are many remote UNinhabited islands on earth, not many inhabited ones like TDC.

[@alexwonner7469]

@@si85451 Thanks and I wish you a good weekend… The snow has “arrived” on the peak…

[@si85451]

@@alexwonner7469 You live on TDC?

[@sbose64]

its the remotest place on earth and a chilean territory.

[@alexwonner7469]

In term of distance , Tristan is 1750 miles from Cape Town. It is claimed the most remote inhabited island. We are part of the UK Overseas Territory. Like St Helena and Ascension island.

[@sbose64]

@@alexwonner7469 yes. the three islands are under union jack and part of BOT like falklands(island malvinas). mine was a mistake.

[@Analyseis]

Buy bitcoin and go to live there until 2040.

[@alexwonner7469]

Unfortunately, no one can settle here. Only the Tristanians can live here. You can spend time as a tourist, that’s not a problem.