St. Maarten and St. Barts

July 24 – Took Vince to the Clinic – stopped to talk to Simon, and to cash a check. Took the kids swimming and went back to Valley to get gas. Took 2 letters from Tom to Vince.

Took the kinds swimming again in the afternoon before picking up Vince. Got air in the tires from Sarge. Drove to airport to find out schedule from Mike or Clayton. Leaving at 7 in morning for St. Maarten.

Jeff came out to visit – also another fellow, Chris, stopped by.

July 25 – Flew to St. Maarten and then to St. Barth's. Hired a taxi who took us for a tour of the island. Very pretty! Had lunch at Gustavia, and shopped around a bit. Taxi took us back to airport and so we flew back to St. Maarten & to Anguilla, a change of pace.

When Vince was going to take Dena home, the car wouldn't start. Hmmm.

Hurricanes and Barricudas

Mon.
July 28 – Washed clothes - Pd. Took Vince to work but didn't use the car except to pick him up again. The clouds looked threatening in the morning and it rained in the afternoon – really rained. Mrs. Connor says, "Lovely day."

Tonight on news we hear the broadcast of the first tropical storm of the season, so we will listen to its progress the next few days – 1800 mi. ESE of Puerto Rico now.

Vince said Mr. Cumber had dropped by to say Good-by and introduced Mr. Thompson, the new commissioner.

7 weeks
Tues.
July 29 – Wrote Mom. Kept the car so went swimming forenoon and afternoon. Picked up Vince – he wasn't ready but sent me on an errand to airport. Home for a delicious lobster supper.

Had sweet apples today.

Hurricane Anna is continuing her progress WNW at about 15 mi. per hour and is 1500 miles from Puerto Rico. We may feel it by Friday.

Saw what we were told was a barracuda (first identified as a shark) so it didn't take us long to get out of the water – but no harm done.

Eddie gave Jené a really pretty small conch shell, plus some other pretty shells.

Jeff came by in the evening to record radio tapes. Couldn't find a "dead" enough room. But taped Mark & Dawn singing. Those hams!


Mark and Dawn sitting in the lobby. Photo credit: Vince Williams.