you’re probably familiar with the postal credo of not letting rain or snow or sleet interfere with duties. in the south pacific ocean nation of vanuatu, that guarantee extends to being totally submerged underwater. welcome to the world’s only underwater post office.
island postal officials debuted a deep-sea post office adjunct in 2003. tourists to the collection of more than 80 islands can dive roughly 10 feet (about 3 meters) down near hideaway island to discover a staffed aquatic postal station.
waterproof postcards and stamps purchased on dry land can be mailed via the sea, with visitors alerted to the window being occupied by a flagged bob in the water. (if not, they can drop mail off in a separate slot.)
vanuatu clerks can even postmark the correspondence, substituting ink for an embossing device that proves it’s in transit. the cards can then be sent internationally.
if the idea of conducting mail transactions while snorkeling isn’t extreme enough for you, vanuatu also offers a drop-off box situated on an active volcano on mt. yasur.
“i get mail; therefore I am.”
– scott adams
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credits: mental floss, lonely planet, j. rossen
That’s definitely sea mail.
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ha! – yes )
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Drop off the mail while you’re tanked, Beth? Now that’s service. 😮
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Ha – that’s it!
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Wow
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Same!
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Wow!
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Yes!
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I love the crazy things you find and share with us! ❤
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Thanks, Jodi )
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very interesting but a weird thing too. the info that you have is very unique Beth. Thanks for sharing. ❤
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I am always amazed by the world
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And your many fans are amazed by your knowledge of the world. Thank you for sharing. Happy New Year my friend. ❤
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As if we needed another reason to go to Vanuatu…
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Exactly)
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Now if only I could get my mail delivered properly in Saline …
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yes, apparently that is a bit more tricky than delivering from the ocean floor in the south pacific )
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Sometimes my mail looks like it was dragged underwater…LOL Great post, so much fun.
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me too, i totally get that )
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Reblogged this on From 1 Blogger 2 Another.
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Perhaps if people had to swim to send and receive their mail, they’d take it more seriously and write special notes and cards to friends and family more often! Me? I’d swim oceans and trek across volcanoes to receive a card sent just for me. ❤
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Oh how I appreciate adventurous and creative people!
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Dude. I had no idea. Wow indeed!
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there you go )
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Wow, this is crazy! I have to see this one day!
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yes, experiencing it firsthand would be amazing –
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A strange but uniquely chosen location for mail. Hope this post of yours goes around the world and back; but no one goes postal about soggy mail. It has got to occasionally happen!
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it certainly is an unusual location, to say the least )
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