<story><title>Ascension Island, where nothing makes sense</title><url>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36076411</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>PaulRobinson</author><text>I have been at the airport briefly, twice. Once on the way into the Falklands, once on the way out. Both in the early 2000s, both times on an RAF Tristar. I was a contractor going down there for a months worth of work, surrounded by civilians and military on my flights.&lt;p&gt;I remember being there on the way down middle of the day and all the army guys were grabbing beers. It was 35C and I was necking water. I thought they were crazy. I am told there are parts of the island that get hotter.&lt;p&gt;On the way back, middle of the night, 4am I think we landed. I remember thinking the plane was too warm, and I couldn&amp;#x27;t wait to get some fresh air. I stood by the door as it opened waiting for the cool breeze to come in. Nope: wall of hot air. It was in the 30s.&lt;p&gt;There&amp;#x27;s nothing there, really. It&amp;#x27;s obvious who runs the comms stuff, and it&amp;#x27;s obvious why it&amp;#x27;s kept the way it is, but nobody will talk about it.&lt;p&gt;A few people I spoke to have ventured further afield.&lt;p&gt;The lady I stayed with in the Falklands who ran a B&amp;amp;B told me she had holidayed there. It was beautiful, apparently.&lt;p&gt;A friend of mine was stationed there during the Falklands War helping refuel planes. It was hell, apparently.</text></comment>
<story><title>Ascension Island, where nothing makes sense</title><url>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36076411</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>madaxe_again</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m heading there in a month or so, then onwards to St Helena - I have a penchant for wanting to visit weird and remote places. Taking a drone, I might post footage here.&lt;p&gt;Getting permission to visit is a laugh, I had to write to the governor and explain why I want to come (last sailing of last mail ship).</text></comment>