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So we searched out the tourist shop, the arts, and crafts store, and residential areas

trying to stay on our feet because we knew that immediate sitting down would not

be good at all. We were searching, in vain as it turned out, for copies of the some of

the beautiful etchings of Longwood we had seen at the house where none were for

sale. We had thought that one of those would have made a terrific addition to the

traveling wall, but there were none to be found in the whole city. Finally, we did go

into the Wellington Hotel for our promised refreshments since we knew that our legs

were now ready for a rest and we needed some nutrition. We were served cold fruit

juices and some little tartlets, which were quite tasty.

Now it was time to go to the harbor area and watch the wonderful bird activity there.

The fairy terns were enchanting--pure white with a black eye and a black bill. They

are a smallish tern which flies like a butterfly--fluttering its way everywhere. The face

is so innocent and pure that it tugs at your heart. Kay got a wonderful picture of one

tern flying up to join another on the nest and you can “see” the movement of the

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