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He reviewed which parts of the island should he visited and offered to accompany ue. 
The usual place for scientist s to visit 1* Chance ! e Me. on the S end of the island. 
On the- return trip we stopped at a stream sailed Runaway Gut'* which Hr. Jeffers 
said had a superstition attached to it. If you tasted the water you will return to 
Montserrat. Be produced a glass and w each had a drink, We ended our trip at Fast 
Bay* where we ted arranged to meet the Carihce. The sand on this hoach was black, 
but fiae and good for swissaing, The waves were high so Be amend brought our bathing 
suit# end we changed into th ess end carried our clothes at asms length out to the 
dinghy* then stayed for a swim in th# waves. The marina biologists were, collecting 
ghost crabs on th® beach, which they claimed were such darker than, the same species 
found ©a white sand. I finally rntmu out to the yacht* a distance of about 200 yards, 
A group of teenage youngsters, school class, was having a picnic on the beach. 
We had dinner there and loft that night for Barbuda. 
Arrived in Barbuda about 1100 end anchored off Codringtoa* the only town on th® 
Island* This island looked very different fra® the otter® we have visited because it 
was lew* th© highest point being 105 % and dry. The island approach wm different 
to©* for Beyond the coastal strip* only about 100 yards wide* was a large lagoon, 1/4 
mile wide and 1 miles long. The vegetation of the island is eorophytie, much cactus 
cad agave plants, 
Th# captain wen t ©a the island to get clearance to land our party but the 
warden of the island would not give it to him bosausc we ted not gotten clearance 
iron Antique* th® Headquarter# from which Barbuda is governed. 
