[click] June 26^th. This is Simon Tinsley, editor and roving reporter for the Puckering Gazette. I am following a story about one of the first ladies of Puckering, Fanny Blake, and her travels to the Caribbean. Recent evidence suggests Mrs. Blake fled to the West Indies after faking her death following the poisoning of her husband. Some questions remain however. What happened to her after she left?  What of the daughter she abandoned?  Did she feel any remorse for her actions? I will be traveling to the island of Nevis where I will be working (and hopefully a bit more than that!) with Ann Simmons, historian and recent documenter of Fanny's life. Simon Tinsley, giving you the story behind the story. [click] [click]. Or something like that, I'll get Twicks to fancy it up a bit. Anyway that should satisfy the Inland Revenue. Go see Ann, kiss and make up, all paid out of taxes. I am the man!

[click] Landing in Antigua which is unbelievably hot. I have a four hour wait until I get on the plane to Nevis.

[click] Five hours later. No sign of plane, it's bloody hot and I'm shattered. No information, no one to ask. Evidently the plane is delayed for no specified reason and I'm being rude to mention it. The only other passenger seems to be a West Indian lady of rather generous proportions. She is sitting next to what looks like a boxed refrigerator.

[click] The sun is going down ahead of me and we're skimming over a bright blue sea with a volcanic island rising up ahead. The plane looks like something I used to make as a model. Not in design, I was more into English Spitfires and German Junkers, but in actual size. There are three of us on board and it's full. We were delayed boarding as my fellow passenger argued over whether she could take the refrigerator as a carry-on. She finally checked it at the gate. I haven't told Ann I'm coming. I'll surprise her at her house for an evening meal, candles, drinks on the porch and maybe we'll wander over to the Bath Hotel. [click]