On 8 June 1856 a total of 194 people, descendants
from the Bounty, arrived on Norfolk Island from
Pitcairn Island aboard the Morayshire. This
consisted of 40 men, 47 women, 54 boys, and 53
girls. They arrived in cold, wet blustery
conditions. Few had ever been to sea before, They
were seasick, homesick, and heartsick. The journey
of 6,000
km / 3,700 miles took five weeks. They arrived to a
recently abandoned penal settlement set aside for
the ‘worst of the worst’ it was full of ghosts and
memories. It was a large and frightening testimony
of man’s inhumanity to man. The 1856 untold story
will follow their journey in the World Heritage
Listed Kingston area. Baunti Escapes will bring the
past to life with an audio aboard their coach,
recounting stories of the families, where they lived
and how they adapted to their new life on Norfolk
Island. This 1 hour tour is very evocative.
