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Our walk was thoroughly enjoyable and we were all glad that we had taken it. On the

hike, I learned that Stedson had served in the Falklands War having been conscripted

to work on refueling ships from St. Helena (he is a Saint as the residents of that island

are called). He said he never had to get out onto the Falkland Islands but stayed

further out to sea where the minesweepers could retreat to take on more fuel when

needed.

When our hike was over, we rode down in the Range Rovers again to Comfortless

Cove where we would see the yellow fever cemetery as well as the beach where our

swimmers had spent their afternoon while we hiked the muddy trails among the

dead rat carcasses. Since the island has successfully ridden itself of its feral cat

population in trying to attract the shorebirds back to the mainland, the rats have

become the problem.

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