[SECC] Fwd: Re[2]: from Montserrat!

[Hal Kennedy]

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From: Gingerbread Hill <info at gingerbreadhill.com>
Date: Sun, Aug 9, 2020 at 12:54 PM
Subject: Montserrat!
To: Hal Kennedy <halken at comcast.net>

Hi all.  Copied below is an email from David Lea at VP2M.  David, his wife
Clover and their son Noah are awsome hosts and VP2M is a great QTH.  I'm
encouraged by his note that there is NO COVID on Montserrat.
There currently is a 2 week sequester required when the island opens back
up to non-residents.  For me that would be an easy requirement - I would
stay 2 weeks anyway.  The beaches are great, so is the diving.  The island
is interesting, including touring the volvano that destroyed the capital
City - Stanley - some years ago.  Not to mention propagation.  VP2M is
another one of those "magic spots," surrounded by water.  I worked JAs
after sunrise from there - on 80 meters!

Put VP2M on your radar if you have the urge to try a new spot.  There is a
tower there and lots of antennas and there were some rigs and some amps on
my prior trip.

http://gingerbreadhill.com/cq-cq-cq/


73,
Hal N4GG

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>
> *20 July, 2020*
>
> *Gingerbread Hill, Montserrat*
>
>
>
> *Dear Friends and Family,*
>
>
>
> *Greetings to you, with a word of update from Gingerbread Hill! We hope
> that this finds you well and safe in these troublesome times. There are
> many thoughts to share, but for now, here’s some good news! *
>
>
>
> *1.   Montserrat has NO cases of Covid19! *
>
> *2.   Our borders have been re-opened to Montserratians & their families
> and recently to property owners here too.*
>
> *3.   Prayerfully and hopefully, the borders will soon be open to those
> wishing to visit long-term. We say, “Long Term,” because of the mandatory
> two-week quarantine for anyone and everyone who arrives.*
>
>
>
> *This situation, regardless of how it has come to be, has affected
> everyone, globally. The way it has affected us personally is, of course,
> that anyone here, whose livelihood depends on tourism, is without
> income…unless we somehow re-invent ourselves. So…we must all be
> resourceful, wherever we are! We want to be a part of the solution and not
> add to the problem.*
>
>
>
> *Looking at the situation from our little dot in the sea, we see one way
> that we might be able to help a few people: If you would like to get away
> to a Covid-free, Caribbean oasis, we’re considering offering our guest
> lodgings for a very reasonable monthly rent. The weather is beautiful, the
> beaches are amazing in the summertime, the pool is perfect & we’re planting
> food in the gardens**. *
>
>
>
> *It’s a simpler life here. So one learns to be content with less, and in
> this case, having lived here for 40 years, we believe the old adage that
> “less is more.” If you’ve been here, you already know that folks are
> friendly, resourceful and helpful. The younger generations have become as
> dependent on their phones & social media, etc…as people anywhere. But the
> older ones still well remember a simpler time when the main relationships
> were with their Creator, their families & loved ones, and the land….the
> mountains, farmlands, waters and animals that provided food, sustenance,
> and livelihood. It was a time of respecting all of the above. As things
> appear in today’s news, we are not far from a return those “good old days,”
> when life was much simpler, but far sweeter. *
>
>
>
> *Subject to the Montserrat government re-opening to longer-term visitors,
> we are opening up this possibility for your consideration, as you plan your
> way forward into the near future. The breeze blows cool and floral across
> the trees as I gaze out across the sea. Life is good…and we are grateful!*
>
> *Drop us a line if you’re interested in a change of scenery.*
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> *Blessings to you and yours, *
>
>
>
> *David, Clover, Noah and the FamiLea*
>
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