Author: Andrew

Chokoloskee Island, in southern Florida west of Miami, was inhabited by Indians for many years before the European explorers reached the area. The settlement we now see was started in 1874 with a post office established in 1891. It is connected to the mainland by Tamiami Trail.

It was just east of the track of the eye of Hurricane Irma last week, which hit Marco Island. Luckily for residents of the island, it is a bit higher than surrounding islands as it is about 6 metres above sea level. This is due to shell mounds built on the island over the past 2000 years. However, the causeway was still damaged with heavy damage reported in the community.

• Lighthouse
• Eloy Cano
• Andy McConnell
• David Kozina
• Garfield
• Horvath Gyorgy
• Phil Ower
• Mehmet DURMUS
• Glenmorren
• Blaze
• Streaming Doc
• Brandon smith
• Luis Filipe Miguel
• rob de wolff

After the hint: no-one.

Please let us know via comments here if our hints are good, so-so or truly unhelpful.

This week’s contest took us to Mauritania and more specifically the iron ore port to the south of Nouadhibou.

The port ships out iron ore that arrives via some of the world’s longest trains from the mine near Zouérat.

Interestingly enough, travelers can ride on the train to or from Choum to the city of Nouadhibou – a dirty dusty ride.

Found this port:

• Eloy Cano
• mehmet DURMUS
• Garfield
• Horváth György
• Lighthouse
• Blaze
• rob de wolff
• Streaming Doc
• Phil Ower

After the hint:

• Ashwini Agrawal
• Andy McConnell

The University of Alberta Botanical Gardens are located just southwest of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and consist of 240 acres of gardens and natural areas.

Built starting in 1959, highlights of the garden include the Kurimoto Japanese Garden; a Tropical Showhouse with exotic butterflies; Temperate and Arid Showhouses; extensive alpine, herb, rose, peony, lilac, lily and primula collections; Native Peoples Garden; trial beds and much more.

It contains a diverse variety of plants, with emphasis on cold-hardy plants that can survive the harsh extremes of a Zone 3 climate.

The Gardens are open from May to Canadian Thanksgiving in early October.

Found this gem in the wilderness for 2 points:

• Lighthouse
• Eloy Cano
• Garfield
• Phil Ower
• Blaze

And with the hint;

• Andy McConnel
• hhgygy
• Glenmorren