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It’s an ultimate-fantasy scenario for sure. Eighty-six year-old Brendon Grimshaw is the owner—and sole human inhabitant—of the island of Moyenne in the Indian Ocean. His only companions are 120 giant tortoises. Sounds like quite a lifestyle.
The island is part of the island nation of Seychelles, about 700 miles from Madagascar. Grimshaw purchased the land in 1962 for only £8000. He then spent years re-introducing giant tortoises to the island; they were once native, but had long since been killed off.
To add to the super-villain lair vibe, as reported by The Daily Mail, the island is said to be home to an abundance of buried pirate treasure. Grenshaw has found evidence of hiding places, but has not yet come upon any chests of gold. Maybe he should start teaching all those tortoises how to sniff out the riches.
Hit the link up to watch the delightful Yorkshire man show off his beloved tortoises. [BBC / The Daily Mail]
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http://www.downloadanime.biz/images/wallpapers/dragonball-z/master-roshi.jpg This was who I thought of upon reading the title.
except this guy seems far less pervy…
I can buy a dozen of these islands instead of paying for my degree, only if it was 1960′s…
Sounds like Robinson Crusoe… only with a lot more turtles
Anyone else notice the Photoshop in the first picture?
“As reported by the Daily Mail”
This voids everything else in the article.
I’m more worried about how simple the BBC reporter is.
Only £8000! In 1962 this is a significant sum of cash. This’d be about £750+k today. That’s not “only”.
#pedant
And “home to an abundance of buried pirate treasure”.
Not that abundant or some would have turned up by now…
#dailyfail