article_snippet: A sign shows the remarkable lengths one must go to get to Tristan, including 5,337 miles to London .
article_snippet: One of 12 spaces can be filled on the fishing vessel MV Edinburgh and the cargo ship MV Baltic Trader.
article_snippet: Oceanwide Expeditions Atlantic Odyssey tours, the shortest and cheapest being the 27-night tour from £3,929 (Euro 5,450), calls in on The Settlement, and aims to land on Nightingale and Inaccessible, which millions of seabirds call home.
article_snippet: The landings aren't guaranteed though, with 30 per cent of attempts via zodiac boat since 1998 having been unsuccessful due to bad weather.
article_snippet: Even with such attractions, tourism is a minor industry for Tristan, with the majority of earnings coming from their commercial crawfish or Tristan rock lobster (Jasus) operations and the sale of their unique postage stamps and coins to collectors.
article_snippet: Local social haunts include the cafe and the Albatross Bar, which by virtue of being on Tristan is one of the world’s most isolated pubs .
article_snippet: Supplies have to be brought into Tristan's small harbour, while tourists from cruise ships must be brought to shore by zodiac .
article_snippet: The local penguin population was threatened in March 2011 when the MS Oliva freighter ran aground and created a potentially devastating oil slick around Nightingale Island, which has no fresh water.
article_snippet: Rockhoppers had to be taken to Tristan to be cleaned.