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The Italian "Robinson Crusoe" who lived on a lonely island for 32 years was forced to abandon it
Mauro Morandi became Bodley's 'Island Guardian' after he stumbled upon it quite by chance in 1989 and became the only tenant on the island.
The management of the national park that the island owns has been demanding him to vacate for 5 years - and this week he announced that he is stopping fighting
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Tuesday, 27 April 2021, 14:14
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This is what the sunset on his island looks like (facebook / mauro.dabudelli)
In the video - this is what the sunset on Bodley Island looks like in a photo by Mauro Morandi
32 years have passed since the man known as "Italian Robinson Crusoe" retired from his profession as a physical education teacher and left civilization to live on a remote island.
When he arrived - quite by chance - on the island of Bodley near Sardinia, he was asked by the "island guard" to replace him and live alone on the island.
32 years he did it with great loyalty but now, after 5 years of discussions, persuasions and even threats - "Robinson Crusoe" announced that he has surrendered and is leaving the island.
Mauro Morandi, 81, from Modena, central Italy, arrived on the island in 1989 when the catamaran on which he sailed toward the southern Pacific Ocean came alive and washed ashore in Bodley.
According to his original plan, Morandi wanted to move to the Polynesian Islands after getting tired of the political and social situation in Italy.
When he went down to Bodley's shore, he met the island guard who informed him that he intended to retire.
Although this was not his original plan, he saw it as a sign and decided to stay and live there.
Morandi sold his boat and took on the role of "island guard."
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During his 32 years on Bodley Island, Morandi lived in a World War II shelter and used his time to clean the island's shores and clear hiking trails on it - and gave lectures to travelers who came to visit the local ecosystem.
Although disengaged from civilization, he continued to post photos and videos on social media from the desert island.
He devoted the quiet winter months to editing his photos and uploading them to his Instagram, Facebook and Twitter pages.
"The photos represent my mood and mental state," he told the Daily Mail in 2016, but while the cold months may be lonely, the island attracts more than 1,300 tourists in the summer.
Then the dream became a nightmare
Morandi's life seemed like a sweet dream, only then, just 5 years ago, he learned that the private company that owned the island had gone bankrupt.
The land was originally to be sold to New Zealand businessman Michael Hart, who pledged to keep Morandi as the "island guard".
However, the Italian government intervened and a Sardinian judge ruled in 2016 that the island should be returned to the public.
The Italian government turned the island into a national park and began attempts to evacuate the loyal guard.
The management of the national park demanded that he return to her the shelter where he lives and announced that she plans to turn the island into a center for environmental education.
Mauro Morandi "Bodley Island Guard" forced to evacuate (Photo: screenshot, Facebook)
The park's president at the time, Giuseppe Bonano, warned that Morandi's stay on the island raised "a number of legal issues".
He said: "No one ignores Morandi's role in representing the place's historical memory, but it is difficult to find a contractual arrangement for a person in his position."
Since Morandi found himself under deportation threats and although tens of thousands of Italians have signed petitions demanding that he be allowed to stay on the island, Morandi announced this week in great pain that he is giving up the fight and moving house.
Get a glimpse into Mauro Morandi's life
And this is his farewell message from the island that was his home
According to the Guardian, Morandi is expected to move into a small apartment on the nearby island of La Maddalena, the largest island in the archipelago.
Morandi wrote on his Facebook page: "I gave up the fight. After 32 years here, I feel very sad to leave. They told me they have to do work in my house and this time it looks real. I will live on the outskirts of the main city, so just go there for shopping and the rest of the time I will save "For myself. My life will not change too much, I will still see the sea."
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