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Apr.10 - 7a.m. Lv. English Harbor, Antigua ^[[B.W.I]] Weather fine. 2 p.m. Arr. Redonda Island weather clear [sea quite calm] 5 p.m. Lv. Redonda Island weather clear. 9:00 p.m. arr. Charleston, Nevis weather clear. Apr. 12 - 10:30 a.m. Left Charlestown Nevis weather ptly cloudy 11:30 a.m. Arr Frigate Bay St. Christopher, B.W.I. 4:00 p.m. Lv. F"[[ditto for rigate]] B"[[ditto for ay]] 4:30 p.m. arr. Basseterre, St. Christopher ptly cloudy Lt. southerly breeze Apr. 13. 10:00 a.m. Lv. Basseterre St. Christopher weather fair Apr. 14 - 4:00 p.m. Arr. Gorda Sound Virgin Gorda Virgin Ids. Showers Apr. 16 - 10:00 a.m. Left Gorda Sound V.I.Ptly cloudy 11:40 a.m. Arr. The Baths Virgin Gorda 12:30 p.m. Left the Baths ""[[dittos for Virgin Gords]] ptly cloudy 2:15 p.m. Arr. Roadtown Hbr. Tortola Apr. 18 7:00 a..m. Lv. Rdtown Hbr. Tortola 5:20 p.m. arr Christiansted St. Croix heavy squall [and driving rain] [[inverted]] [[circled]]96[[/circled]] See [[underline]]next page[[/underline]] [[/inverted]] [[end page]] [[start page]] [[circled]]90[[/circled]] got underway today at 7a.m. Sailing after getting out of harbour & away from id. Headed for Nevis via Redonda where I hope we can make a landing. [[line]] Apr. 10, 1956 - Tuesday. Realized a 20 (19 to be exact) year ambition to set foot in Redonda (Island) a rather precipitous rock on which few ever land. Reminded me of Malpeb off west coast of Panama & my experience in landing there with Hancock one time stood me in good stead here. Was able to pick a reasonably good place among the many rocky boulders which form the forbidding shore line here. It as ^[[my]] one [[strikethrough]]of my [[/strikethrough]] disappointment on the Hartford cruise not to get ashore here, the then Capt. would not risk it. This time everything worked out just right, sea was quite calm, the wind was right, and we had the time to spare on our way to Nevis. The skiff aboard would only hold two of us besides the oarsman, and Clarke (insects) elected to go with me. We had luck, surf was not at all bad, and though Capt. could not anchor he