Posted on 01/04/2005 5:57:53 PM PST by wagglebee
A New Zealand scientist has helped Hollywood star Mel Gibson decide how to fill his Christmas stocking, a newspaper from New Zealand reports.
The paper said that Shaw Mead, an environmental scientist from company Artificial Surf Reefs, was recently flown by the Malibu-based actor to study the surf reefs and natural resources of a 2185 hecter acres Fiji island he was considering buying.
Mago Island, in the isolated northwest sector of the Northern Lau Group of islands in Fiji, was being advertised for sale by Colliers International at more than $21 million.
Gibson has been reported to have made an offer of around that figure.
The company said Mago had pristine ecology and varied terrain, fringed entirely by protective reefs, "powder white beaches" and "turquoise lagoons".
Dr. Mead was already in Fiji investigating the ocean resources of a nearby village when Gibson heard about his work and flew him by helicopter with his wife Robyn and son Chris to study Mago for two days.
Dr Mead, a small group of New Zealand engineers and an Auckland real estate agent stayed with Gibson's family in a private home on the island.
"They were a laid-back, normal Australian family. Mel's a nice guy, easy to talk to and interested in finding out about ecology," he said.
Looks like a perfect place to do a film on last book of the Bible.
"I vant to be alone"
Or a good place to relax.
I've been through the same thing. It really is a difficult process.
How cool! A beautiful island!
This doesn't seem to be a very good time to buy an island.
Actually, if he waited until after the tsunami, he probably got a better deal.
It's a fee one pays to use a road, bridge, or other routes of travel.
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