THE LONELIEST
HOUSE IN THE WORLD
G'day folks,
In Iceland there is a small island a few miles from the
coast called Ellidaey Island. Photographs surfaced on the internet a little
while ago with a small dot that looked like a structure. People were
immediately intrigued and started doing a little research on this lonely
island. It turns out that the island was inhabited by 5 families over 300 years
ago.
The last permanent inhabitants left the island around 1930
and the only thing left was one single house. The families sustained themselves
by hunting puffins, fishing, and raising cattle. There has been a lot of
speculation as to who owns the house now. Many have said the island was given
to singer Bjork as a gift, or that a secret billionaire has purchased the
island and now lives there. None of these are true. In fact, the house serves
as a shelter for people who still hunt on the island today. Nobody lives there
but it provides a safe haven for those who travel to the magical and solitary
island.
This looks like one of the loneliest places in the world. It looks like
for a few weeks at a time this place would be paradise.
The lodge that can be
seen on this island was built-in 1953 by the Ellidaey Hunting Association and
have named this “The Hunting Lodge”.
The building does not have any form of electricity or indoor plumbing.
Even without electricity or indoor plumbing, The Hunting Lodge does have a sauna, so you can relax after hunting.
There is some water available however. You can use this water for the sauna, cooking, and also for drinking. This water comes from a rain collection system. Another odd thing with The Hunting Lodge is that there is a fence built around it.
For many people this place provides a safe haven while
hunting. To me this place looks like the perfect spot just to get away from it
all.
Clancy's comment: Mm ... sorry, no palm trees, but I bet it would be great for fishing.
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