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in 1970 8 friends form Texas, miost of them graduates of Baylor University, bought a 99 year lease on Tortuga.

It had 15,000 natives in grass huts with no running water or sewer system.

We were bringing in Shell Oil Company as an investor because it has the deepest seaport in the Carribbean, next to Guantanimo Bay. We were moving along to develop it into a major tourist attraction.

In 1972 my wife and I flew by our small private plane from Port Au Prince to Tortuga as part of our honeymoon in December.

We had a construciton superintendent living there in a mobile home. He was gone for the Christmas Hoolidays so we made love on the beautiful white beach in a small cove. Natives would bring us fresh food cooked daily.

When the oil embargo hit in 1973,Shell dropped out and our other financing dried up. Papa Doc had died so we handed Tortuga back to Baby Doc. I have an extensive collection of Haitian art which I dealy love, including a 3' tall bronze nude of my wife. I love the Haitian people.

We regularily brought clothing to the mission behind our house north of Port Au Prince.

Rod, April 23 2008, 6:51 AM

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Greg, 21-Aug-07 12:17 am
Thanks for your post about L'Ile de la Tortue (Tortuga). We haitians abroad would like to visit our country, but the... read more >
Loulou, 21-Aug-07 12:43 am
Yes, I understand your position, and lots of money could be brought in to help the poor, if that's where it is spent... read more >
Lot Bo, 21-Aug-07 1:40 pm
Lot Bo, you have a very good point about preserving the character of the place. I like this site because we can... read more >
Greg, 21-Aug-07 2:21 pm
You have the right idea. We need to start focusing on ways of developing Haiti ourselves. We have enough well educated... read more >
Charles St Clair, 22-Aug-07 12:54 am
I hate to be pessimistic but, if you go through the archives on this site, you will notice that many people have... read more >
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Wow! This is very good. I am so happy that I have discovered this blog. I am learning so much from all of you. For... read more >
Greg, 23-Aug-07 3:16 pm
in 1970 8 friends form Texas, miost of them graduates of Baylor University, bought a 99 year lease on Tortuga. It had... read more >
Rod, 23-Apr-08 6:51 am
Thank God Shell Corporation the most vicious exploiter of third world countries dropped out and left our pristine... read more >
Lionne, 23-Apr-08 11:50 am
We are an investment group operating primarily in the caribbean. Currently in Haiti, we have a project that is moving... read more >
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