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LA1-B (1994)
It was in 1994 when we
first went to Chandeleur. Actually, it was Bob who set foot
on the Island, as there was just room for him and the man that ran
the little Zodiac, from the larger boat we went out into the Gulf
in. I had been upset that I could only watch from a distance,
but after Bob got back to the boat, I was thankful. It was
summertime, it was hot, and there were biting flies all over the
island. Bob couldn't keep them out of his eyes and nose, and
when he brushed dozens of them off his arms, blood just ran from the
bites. Since that photo was taken, there have been
several devastating hurricanes, including Georges that smashed
Round Island Mississippi lighthouse and Ivan in 2004. Chandeleur Island
has washed away and the lighthouse is in the water. We reshot
it in June of 2005 flying with our favorite pilot, Dr. Dan Roper and
his wife, Ann.
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