This article is not about ‘Mike’ Mitchell-Hedges, but he always seems to makes it to the beginning of any story about contemporary Anglo-Bay Islands history. Probably because this enigmatic adventurer brought excitement to any venture he was a part of. Nobody knew the real Mitchell-Hedges
I believe a question that would most likely elicit interesting responses when posed to bay islanders is: “Which Bay Islanders, no longer among us, do you most admire, whether you knew them or not?”
Dudley Virbert, also known as Rufus, but to many known as “DV,” was born on March 15, 1951. 1 christened him “Rufus” when he was seven and called him that his whole life, as well as many of his friends.
The usual bustle of cars and pedestrians at the French Harbour crossroads has long been a good representation of who inhabits Roatan. The intersection used to be commonly known as “Monkey Apple Gully,” and I believe one can still see the now near-dry stream bed