mmodation and the need for a sponsor. Limited air travel has, however, been
made available in recent years to the public by the RAF, and the Georgetown
Obsidian Hotel together with a number of guest cottages that have been opened.
All visitors are required to obtain an entry permit before
travelling. Sport fishing is the main attraction for many of the
visitors. The island also boasts what was once officially the worst golf course
in the world. That course, on the outskirts of Georgetown
has since been replaced with a similar one located between the settlements of
Two Boats village and Georgetown, the course has 18 holes and the greens are in
fact 'browns', a reference to the sand and oil mix used to make them. The rest of
the course is made up of volcanic ash and rocks.
Communications
The island hosts many communications and relay stations,
exploiting the island's strategic position in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Both the BBC and Cable & Wireless Worldwide have
communications posts there. The European Space Agency (ESA) also has
a tracking station on the island that tracks the Ariane 5 rockets
shortly after they take off from Kourou in French Guiana.
Ascension has one local radio station and one relayed from
St. Helena. It also receives broadcasts from
