Patelka 1948 JOURNAL Aug. 28 Santa Cruz Island, 10 ft.; Santa Barbara Co., Calif. Left MV2 at 11:44 or so, yesterday, with O.P. Pearson, heading for Santa Barbara via route 101. We reached S.B. at 7 p.m., and after dinner began to inquire about boat transportation out to Santa Cruz Island around the city harbor and naval installations. Found several persons most helpful, especially the harbor master and his assistant. We were put in touch with a Beverly Alexander, with whom we arranged to make the trip on Saturday (today) on his boat, the "Blue Jin." We spent Saturday A.M. shopping, and got to the harbor shortly before noon to find Alexander there, back from another trip. At the harbor master's suggestion, I phoned and then went to see Pier Gherini, owner of the eastern "head," who was most cordial. He informed me that Dean Blanchard was back in Santa Barbara after a long absence in Ecuador. Gherini asked that we get in touch with him upon our return to the mainland and suggested that we might contact Blanchard through him. Both Pearson and I are interested in doing this. Gherini tried mainly to apprise me of his families' concern over various hazards provoked by visitors to the island and wanted simply