Bouvet Island Expedition's Biggest Surprise

Bouvet DXpedition Surprised to Find Starbucks on Island

The Bouvet Island DXpedition has generated a lot of attention. Bouvet is noted for being the land mass that is the furthest from any other humans on the planet. It is listed on CLUBLOG™ as the second most-wanted country after North Korea which is impressive, given North Korea does have people, and Bouvet is home to just lost seals and a few anti-vaxxers.

Or so it was thought, until the team arrived on January 31st.

As reported on dxnews.com, team co-leader LA7GIA couldn’t even get to the island without swimming the last 10 meters in the freezing south Atlantic while the other members of the team watched from the boat and cheered him on. Imagine his surprise when looking up and gasping for air, holding a radio in one hand and a Buddipole™ in the other, he saw a familiar sight: Yes, it was a Starbucks® - the hallmark of civilization to be found in any respectable town since man landed on the moon (allegedly).

After stumbling up the beach he informed the team via VHF that he had just had a venti caramel Frappuccino with one pump of caramel sauce, one pump of mocha, one pump of white mocha, and an affogato shot. Suddenly everyone on the boat had wished they had jumped into the water. They were also impressed he could speak the native language.

We reached Starbucks spokesperson Scott Presso who informed us, on the condition of anonymity, that they had been planning a Starbucks on Bouvet for some time, after realizing it was the only place they hadn’t put a location. However, when they heard about the DXpedition S. Presso said, “We simply had to get there ahead of the team, to welcome them and show how much we appreciate what they are doing and how much their wives appreciate the break.”

The new Starbucks is already prepared for the expected rush of customers. With a drive-through window and baked goods for the price of a dinner in New York, visitors will be able to enjoy a little taste of home while passing through from somewhere to nowhere.
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 As for the DXpedition team, they have applied for the special callsign 3Y0JOE so everyone can have a virtual “cup of Joe” with them.  QSL via the bureau.

-Adrian VE7NZ reporting from the pileup

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