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is now nicely paved. We did not go all the [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] way [[insertion]] ^ to Mafalie [[/insertion]] but far enough to get a good view of the city and bay. We took a picture of this.
Sunday October 20,
This afternoon we took a car and went for a drive to the East end of the island. From there we could see St John, Tortola, Anegada and numerous small islands. We got out at Casse hill and took a picture of the islands, and on our way back, from [[strikethrough]] collecting on [[/strikethrough]] the point, we did a little collecting -- I should say Dick did. We drove back to St Thomas, town. by way of Smith Bay and the swampy part of the south shore. Then we drove to the French village -- usually called Cha-Cha. This is composed of shacks, and altho' these people are supposed to be "clean moral & intelligent" their ways of living are to be deplored. 
They live in shacks and shanties, which dont look any too healthful, altho' their interiors may belie the exteriors. These people make a living by fishing, and weaving reed baskets and bags. They wear funny

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Norman French hats -- shaped [[image]] -- both men & women wear them.
From Cha-Cha we went to Lindbergh Bay -- formerly mosquito Bay -- which has just undergone a clean up campaign. On this bay is a bathing beach, with a new and improved bath house, which contains a "flush toilet" -- wonder of wonders!
The C.C. camp is on the hill over looking the bay. They have a clean tidy looking bunch of bldgs. 
The cost of this 6 hr ride was $7.50
Before I forget I want to put down some dates of bad hurricanes and earthquakes which have struck St Thomas.

E  -- Sunday April 9, 1690
[[strikethrough]] H --  October 29, 1867 [[/strikethrough]]
H  -- July 20, 1695
H  -- October 29, 1867}  Two worst in the
E  -- November 18,1867 } hist. of the island
H  -- October 23, 1871
H  -- August 19, 1893. 
There seem to be a tendency for the worst winds to strike St. Thomas

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