Alby Mangels

Intrigued by the story of Diana, a woman in her eighties living on one of the most isolated islands on Earth, Alby takes a commercial flight, a two hour journey in a twin-engine plane, and a two day voyage on an outrigger canoe, crossing an ocean with no land in sight, to find her. Sixty years ago Diana and her husband set up a base on remote Pigeon Island, after she sailed from England on a square rigger with an all girl crew unheard of at the time. The boys who began work with her at 13 years of age, still work with her now in their 70s, and she still calls them her boys. Alby is full of admiration and delight at her incredible way of life.