pat said:
Jeff,

Most of us who had the distinct privilege of knowing the island 'back in the day' still feel that way - we first visited OB in 1973 - but most of the people here have never had that experience and know not what they're missing - think Happy Bay before it became so popular. Personally, I wish it had stayed in it's natural 'au naturelle' state and it hadn't become such a tourist draw at all, but that's just not realistic, IMHO!