I’ll end our look at Lord Howe Island with some photos of aspects of life that is not in those beautiful vista photos. After all, the island does survive on tourism. So how do they keep all those people and where does the waste go?

I can only answer some of those questions. I think the island tries its best to keep everything it does in-house as the only two methods of transport are…

That’s pretty much it. So everything has to be shipped it and out on either way.

Once you get walking around the island, you might notice quite a bit of pastureland in the middle.

It’s generally used as grazing land for the island’s dairy cow herd. You’ll see them throughout the island.

So the island gets fresh milk each day. There are also vegetable gardens that grow well in the moist, volcanic soil.

So there is fresh produce available, albeit the grow-your-own variety.

And the island has an extensive solar panel system, that I heard will be expanded. And of course, everyone is on rainwater tank (no shortage of rain here).

I heard that recycling is collected but has to be shipped off the island for processing, so our accommodation had compostable throwaways.

Anyway, it’s good to see the island doing all it can to be sustainable.

And that’s all she wrote for Lord Howe Island. I hope these posts have given you a good taster if you’re thinking of going, or jog your memory if you’ve already been. It’s definitely worth while making the effort to visit.

And given that this holiday was in 2020, I’ve got plenty more trips to catch up on!