Island-wide speed limit is 30mph (48kph) and in many places it's 20mph (32kph), but I'm told that the maximum speed ever (illegally) achieved on the island was 120mph (200kph) - on one of the winding roads!
Such an awesome place it is. Perfect place to be after retirement. It's peaceful Island. Please post more videos of St Helena, Acension and Tristan Da Cunha Islands. 🤩😍🙂
That MK2 escort at the start, superb! I used to own one! Ive always wanted to visit Saint Helena, soak in the islander life and escape the modern world.
Oh, the memories! Going up Ladder Hill Road, passing the Fort, then up past Half Tree Hollow, and further, a lovely drive. I did the 5-day voyage from Cape Town to St Helena, on the ship RMS St Helena, spent 8 days on the island, b/b with a local resident, then 5 days back home, what a holiday! I do hope that the airport doesn't spoil the lovely Saints!
@@rjp801 well I don't mean that since the ship stopped, there is no way to access the island. I just mean that the experience of a long ship ride is different than a short flight and I was hoping to use the ship but then discovered that it's gone
Where do they get the cars? Who maintains them? Who maintains the roads? What about auto accidents? Where is closest hospital? It looks really beautiful and very remote.
EXCELENTE Y PANORAMICO VIDEO DEL RECORRIDO DE LA ISLA REMOTA DE SANTA ELENA, ESPECTACULARES VISTAS MUY LINDA Y MARAVILLOSAS POR CIERTO, GRACIAS A UD SEÑOR LARS BOE HEWEG HANSEN HICE TURISMO SIN SALIR DE CASA. SALUDOS DESDE LIMA PERÚ.
@@MultiPorkpie Import it but that is going to be very expensive. In general, everything on this island is much more expensive because it is one of the most remote places in the world.
Yeah well if I do decide to emigrate there for my NINTH emigration I guarantee you you'll have a cinema AND a stock exchange there. And more. None of this small-time rinky-dink Kabuki bullshit. Looks to me like a place that needs order and DISCIPLINE.
This in some respects caught an end of an era for the island, as the airport round about this time was opening. I was in St Helena about 4 years before this video was taken and everything up the winding road up Jamestown to Half Tree Hollow is exactly as I remember it.
I grew up in a village surrounded by green forests and imagining myself living in a place where trees are scarce gives me anxiety. It's a very beautiful island though, thanks for sharing this video.
Great video! But ...the way the guy in front of you in the beginning was speeding around those turns without being able to see if anyone was coming or not...pretty scary!
That truck in front is flying around blind curves on that mountainside road, which was scary enough when I assumed it was a one way street. Now I know it’s a two way road and the driver is just nuts
The Saints on the island say you would - just get used to it. I keep thinking they should start an off road race and publicize it to the world once the new undersea high speed fiber internet link is completed, which is expected sometime in 2022. The problem is, someone might actually go 'off road', so to speak.
American-style pay phone and phone booth. If it were not for the driving on the left, it would look a lot like some of the more remote small towns in Eastern Canada
You’d like Tobago. There’s ONE main road on the island and that goes around it. For the same reason, it’s impossible to lose your way driving. If you’re not sure, continue straight until you arrive where you started.
The air coming in the window of the car gives a air of freshness to this video - thanks
I find it amazing how fast they drive on the winding roads
Island-wide speed limit is 30mph (48kph) and in many places it's 20mph (32kph), but I'm told that the maximum speed ever (illegally) achieved on the island was 120mph (200kph) - on one of the winding roads!
Such an awesome place it is. Perfect place to be after retirement. It's peaceful Island. Please post more videos of St Helena, Acension and Tristan Da Cunha Islands. 🤩😍🙂
I served in HMS Puma based at Simonstown, Cape Town. Visited St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan de Cunha in 1962. No cars on St Helena then.
wow interesting,in which year you born and where are you from?
That MK2 escort at the start, superb! I used to own one! Ive always wanted to visit Saint Helena, soak in the islander life and escape the modern world.
And climb Jacobs ladder...
I think this is the best place for an introvert like me
Me too.
Beautiful footage. I have to visit this little island and see it for myself one day.
I drove this exact street in Google Earth, amazing place, so nice to get to actually see it as a video, thanks for posting!
- Los Angeles
you did not drive it - you live in a video fake reality
Yeah my dad was born here and when we went there. There is NO better place.
Oh, the memories! Going up Ladder Hill Road, passing the Fort, then up past Half Tree Hollow, and further, a lovely drive. I did the 5-day voyage from Cape Town to St Helena, on the ship RMS St Helena, spent 8 days on the island, b/b with a local resident, then 5 days back home, what a holiday! I do hope that the airport doesn't spoil the lovely Saints!
Vivienne hart Fantastic, lucky You! I'd love to go
beautiful
@@joschkahurst, even if not born there, the island has a special feel. Do you live there?
We did the trip in 2014 .. only 3 days on the island ... but a time never to forget !!!
My god that was beautiful....and exhilarating ..thanks for posting
Each video i watch makes me want to go more... just a shame i caught on after the ship stopped
bull crap - it is easier than ever to get there and cheaper...
@@rjp801 well I don't mean that since the ship stopped, there is no way to access the island. I just mean that the experience of a long ship ride is different than a short flight and I was hoping to use the ship but then discovered that it's gone
I know it is a very old comment but now there are flights to St. Helena. There are not very many but they do fly multiple times a week.
Where do they get the cars? Who maintains them? Who maintains the roads? What about auto accidents? Where is closest hospital? It looks really beautiful and very remote.
Not sure but most probably S Africa since there's a ferry from and to St Halena.
Thanks for this fantastic video, my heart was crying watching this lovely video saying please take me to St Helena island
Great catch of the L Plate, and also impressive drop!
Fantástico, nem parece o lugar mais isolado do mundo!
E não é. Você está confundindo com Tristão da Cunha. Isso aí é Santa Helena.
Beautiful Island.And so much Landrover Defender,also beautiful.👌
EXCELENTE Y PANORAMICO VIDEO DEL RECORRIDO DE LA ISLA REMOTA DE SANTA ELENA, ESPECTACULARES VISTAS MUY LINDA Y MARAVILLOSAS POR CIERTO, GRACIAS A UD SEÑOR LARS BOE HEWEG HANSEN HICE TURISMO SIN SALIR DE CASA. SALUDOS DESDE LIMA PERÚ.
Lovely video. Thank You! Hoping to visit one day...Great to see the old Escorts still going... many old cars around still?
I have a 93 XR3 here in Brazil. Since new in my family!
Great car! I don't sell for nothing in this world.
Beautiful place. Greetings from Brazil!
Thank you very much!
You know you're in a small island when a license plate says "430".
Saw a video with a ford van with the license plate “10” hahahahahah
@@KingJoshuaTheGreat in my country you buy lower numbered plates and the mayor usually takes 1, 2 and 3
How would you buy a brand new car
@@MultiPorkpie Import it but that is going to be very expensive. In general, everything on this island is much more expensive because it is one of the most remote places in the world.
Nearest cinema: 3000 km.
Yeah well if I do decide to emigrate there for my NINTH emigration I guarantee you you'll have a cinema AND a stock exchange there. And more. None of this small-time rinky-dink Kabuki bullshit. Looks to me like a place that needs order and DISCIPLINE.
LoL
I wish I was there someday.
This is great. Cheers for the video.
Walked along that road ❤ thanksforbringing back the memories 😊
This is the first video I’ve seen of St Helena’s high country. Thanks
This in some respects caught an end of an era for the island, as the airport round about this time was opening. I was in St Helena about 4 years before this video was taken and everything up the winding road up Jamestown to Half Tree Hollow is exactly as I remember it.
Wow so exciting and thrilling
I love it
I wish one day i can visit st helena,
It´s really fun to see all these old fiestas and Escort´s being driven all over the island, trully reliable cars.
Fico imaginando como foi feito essa pavimentação, infra estrutura, saneamento, saúde e trabalho.
Vivem de que? Qual a economia?
Reminds me of driving The Conors Pass on the way to Dingle in County Kerry in Ireland.
Reminded me of the canary islands, albeit driving on the left.
Its like la Palma
Thanks for posting it !!!!!
On a scooter would be an awesome and fun way to get around!
I grew up in a village surrounded by green forests and imagining myself living in a place where trees are scarce gives me anxiety. It's a very beautiful island though, thanks for sharing this video.
This is better then other documentaries
Great video! But ...the way the guy in front of you in the beginning was speeding around those turns without being able to see if anyone was coming or not...pretty scary!
Watch as I blow through the STOP sign 12 seconds into my drive! I'm now qualified to drive in California. Awesome!!
😁Great to see this! Thanks for sharing, please make more videos?! 🕊🌸🍥
Que lugar lindo de viver 👏👏👏.
DESPERTEI VONTADE DE VIVER NESSE LUGAR
Now, that is a hill climb! St Helena rally anyone? Could become a thing :-)
I dont think it would have the infrastructure required for a rally. Lots of shipping and stuff. Very costly
I propose that the Tour de France stop by instead.
What an awesome drive.
Guyanese?
Que maravilhosa ilha parabéns aos santos.
a very nice road :)
아 너무 예쁘다.. 너무 평화로워 보여. 마치 동화속에 나오는 마을 같아. 판타지 영화에 나올법한 풍경. 헬라나 국가에 “하늘에서 신이 내려온다면 아마 세인트 헬레나 섬을 선택하겠지”라는 말이 무슨 말인지 알겠다.
That truck in front is flying around blind curves on that mountainside road, which was scary enough when I assumed it was a one way street. Now I know it’s a two way road and the driver is just nuts
The Saints on the island say you would - just get used to it. I keep thinking they should start an off road race and publicize it to the world once the new undersea high speed fiber internet link is completed, which is expected sometime in 2022. The problem is, someone might actually go 'off road', so to speak.
False speed impression probably.
This is so pretty and nice....
Island very beautiful !
Excellent little video
I am like saint helena frm pakstn god bless u
Can you make one like that going downhill?
American-style pay phone and phone booth.
If it were not for the driving on the left, it would look a lot like some of the more remote small towns in Eastern Canada
Greetings from Pakistan
Maybe its just me but it seems like there are a lot of cars for such a small island.
The island is a colony of Britain but its South African in so many ways, the people, the houses. the food. An extention of the Cape Flats.
Wow, is Jamestown here? I’m someday wanna go to Saint Helena!
Beautiful alash if I could visit there
where from they get thier fuel and how they deal with sewage from their homes. and how they get different goods into the island
Reminds me of driving along the N Cornish coast 30 years ago
Nice 🙂🙂 glad to know
Please can I extract this video to use as a route on the Rouvy online cycling platform? Your other videos too?
0.37. What's a stop sign? Just a bit of decoration. It seeme stop signs are ignored everywhere. 😊
do they have automobile workshops and repair/service centers..
Tommy Rottweiler yes...
I am Indian tamil most beautiful st halina
¿Alguien sabe si Snta.Elena tiene casos de coronavirus?
Hasta ahora no ha habido ningun caso www.sainthelena.gov.sh/coronavirus-covid-19-live-qa/
The owners of those cars could
Make a fortune selling back to the U.K., those Escort MK2’s superb!!
Where do they get their fuel?
Amazing video ❤️
Algum dia, gostaria muito de conhecer. Show 👍
Island is beutiful. From Whiich country direct flight connection available to this island?
Johannesburg South Africa...
1884 Breitling . Thank you so much.
Which kind of country is this life style
Interesting video! I imagine a brake failure would be a pretty hair-raising experience on those roads.
Beautiful
very cool place
o que podem fazer numa ilha dessa?
O Brasil é melhor.
Those Ford escorts are worth thousands ✌️
Es precioso me gustaria vivir allí ♡
Full of old fords ...nice
do they have internet there?
Yes, slow though. Last I looked was 20 mb/s shared by the entire island. Apparently an uplink to sattelites.
build a village and civilization. I really want and love living on a desert island like this.
Well, first impression of the island: no one stops at the stop signs.
Came across St Helena by accident.. enjoyed a lot
By accident. Out swimming, were you?
The driver keeps going upwards forever, and the top never comes, then when I think is come to the top he stops, shit!
Just had the same thought😀😀
I bet gas is expensive there.
美丽的地方。
Looks like South Africa
Tourist: So what side of the road do you drive on in St Helena?
Islander: Yes.
You’d like Tobago. There’s ONE main road on the island and that goes around it. For the same reason, it’s impossible to lose your way driving. If you’re not sure, continue straight until you arrive where you started.
Sir is it asylum process available in st Helens island sir
gasoline must be very expensive here.
Whan happen if ypu have a heart attack in there. The closes hospital is in.......London.
Rush hour must be nuts on those roads...5 minute Road rage...
Is it asylum process available in st Helens island sir
wow that a very narrow road.
This island is in west Africa
I think you'll find it's in the south Atlantic, 1200 miles off the coast of West Africa
You would think you would see Mike after mile of solar panels and wind generators.
They should be only one company, Toyota. Its a remote island thus reliability and spare parts will be a major concern.
Sou Boy lover de luxo só para mulheres é possivel ir a ilha para aplicar meus serviços?
What type of work there, jobs income?
Fuck all !
Heisann Lars, your name sounds like a scandinavian name. You´re a Nordmann?
The road seems to be very dangerous and vertiginous...