Subject: gut erholt

Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 23:22:53 +0100

From: WHoldik@t-online.de (Holdik Wolfgang)

To: allenyc@lsu.edu Hallo Yvonne, this evening we arrived at home in Schwäbisch Hall after having to change the plane in Paris briefly, because the one was dripping fuel all over the world. Our visit with Jim and Rosi was so rich with gemütlichen hours together and real (wilderness-)adventures that it now feels like being wrapped within a tender dream. We hope this keeps! Both are such great hosts! They asked me to send the following text to you. Alles Gouda - Wolfgang and Elke >EMAIL FOR BOTH (LIBELLE Work) LISTS REMEMBER US? WE DIDN`T FORGET YOU BUT INTERNET ACCESS SIMPLY ISN`T AVAILABLE IN THE EXUMAS. THE TELEPHONE OUTAGES FROM "TOWER PROBLEMS" IN THESE ISLANDS ARE GIVING EVERYONE TROUBLE; BUT THE PEOPLE WITH POCKETMAIL ARE DOING BETTER. SINCE OUR LAST MESSAGE WE PARTICULARLY ENJOYED A BRIEF STAY IN LITTLE HARBOUR (AN ARTIST COMMUNITY, WHOSE ENERGY NEEDS ARE MET ONLY WITH SOLAR POWER) ON THE SOUTHEAST END OF GREAT ABACO. AFTER A GREAT DEAL OF TRIP PLANNING WE HAD AGOOD OVERNIGHT PASSAGE TO THE EXUMAS. THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL EXUMAS SEEMED MORE RUSTIC AND LESS DEVELOPED THAN THE ABACOS. BUT WE DID WELL WITH FINDING CONCH AND HAD LEARNED TO READ THE DEPTH OF WATER EVEN WITH CORAL HEADS AND REEFS BY COLOR.THE UNDERWATER BEAUTY AT EXUMA PARK ON WARDERICK WELLS ISLAND WAS IMPRESSIVE. WE EVEN GOT USED TO SWIMMING WITH SHARKS AND BARACUDAS. WE THOROUGHLY LOVED THE COMMUNITY WITH 60 RESIDENTS ON LITTLE FARMER`S CAY WHERE WOLFGANG AND ELKE JOINED US. TOGETHER WITH THEM WE STOPPED AT SOME BEAUTIFUL REMOTE ANCHORAGES ON THE WAY TO GEORGETOWN; WHERE WE SUDDENLY JOINED A GROUP OF 400 BOATS. AS WE BID THEM FAREWELL WE LOOK FORWARD TO VISITING WITH MARCUS AND FAMILY AFTER THIS NEXT COLD FRONT PASSES AT THE END OF THE WEEK. AS ALWAYS ALLES GUTE FROM JIM AND ROSI<