Hello Mr. Castle. My father knew Mr. Gillespie. He was mentioned in the book "Gillespie's Gold." James Gibson, or "Jaime" as he liked to be called, would frequently host him for visits in town. I recall one summer, I was maybe twelve, he invited us to visit his home at "La Pinta." My father, my sister, and myself were priviledged to have stayed there for about a week. We got to ride around on a yellow fiberglass bodied go cart, which my father eventually bought. It truly was a paradise. I remember turning over a stone at the water's edge and discovering a small octopus. Just beautiful sunsets and pristine sea and dunes covered with vegetation. Aside from ourselves and Mr. Gillespie was his aged helper, I think his name was Eduardo. No other human presence was visible. At night was just the sound of the sea and the brilliant stars. Back then, the trip from Rocky point to La Pinta was a very rough road, the entrance being a number of miles from town, then quite a long ways on the single track dirt road. The drive in itself was quite an adventure. I remember years ago, reading of Mr. Gillespie's passing and of the controversy of the ownership of the land. I wondered what had been the outcome for the situation. I also wonder what happened to the stone house, and if the estuary has been built up, the way Rocky Point has. At any rate, it would be interesting to see it again. If anyone has photos, maybe post them? Oh, a final note, Mr Gillespie gave a copy of above mentioned book to my father, with a hand written note, complete with his signature (even though he isn't the author). I have it somewhere in storage.
