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44 [[underline]] Tavernier [[/underline]] looks brushed up and prosperous. Old ^[[Mr]] Burgess has new gold teeth and his old ramshackle farm building has been patched up to a [[underline]] bungalow. [[/underline]] road mended. Postmaster [[underline]] Albury [[/underline]] has sold part of his property and has sent in his resignation and has built a comfortable bungalow. The [[underline]] "realtor" and his booming [[/underline]] has reached as far as this. Anchored [[underline]] Bootles Bay. [[/underline]] [[underline]] Feb. 8. [[/underline]] Left under sail. Stopped [[underline]] Islamorada [[/underline]] to wire home to send all telegrams to [[underline]] Long Key, [[/underline]] then proceeded under sail. Arrived Long Key afternoon same simple clean delicious place. Nothing changed. Wired long telegram home. Met Mr. [[underline]] Rogers, [[/underline]] who formerly was Mr. Estemann's ad agent [[end page]] [[start page]] 45 who came ashore with a long pole loaded with [[underline]] bone fish. [[/underline]] Then Dr. [[underline]] Rosengarten [[/underline]] sent me a note he was there. All this so lovely in this admirable climate. At least the [[underline]] restlessness and booming of Miami has not reached here. [[/underline]] Two telegrams from Celine intend come March 5. - no accommodation before. Charges at Long Key Fishing Camp are still $8.00 American Plan ^[[per day]] as [[underline]] heretofore [[/underline]] Feb. 9. Left at noon trawling for anchorage at intersection of Lower ^[[Lower]] Matecumbe Key, and R.R embankment. Charming anchorage. Two other yachts there. (See Log) Feb 9. Strong Western blowing, went sailing & trawling in sail Pram then shifted anchorage to near fish house.