1.   From the water the island appeared almost uninhabited, covered with forests of pine and hardwood just beginning to turn colors.

2.   Still, some islands appear to have more visitors than last year.

3.   The coastline softened, and the island appeared to levitate slightly.

4.   The island appears to have worked some sort of magic on both its stars.

5.   The horizon is obliterated in an ethereal blueness, and the abundant mangrove islands often appear suspended in midair like long, black ink stains.

6.   This sleepy island appears to be waking up.

7.   An Oklahoma City couple, Jack and Jean Turner, told Radio WSTA that the island did not appear to be as damaged as they had anticipated.

8.   Days later, when some of the smoke cleared, an island had appeared.

9.   Hutchison added that though the islands appeared calm Sunday, he needed more information on the situation before he would feel comfortable flying in tourists.

10.   Nevertheless, South African Foreign Minister Dlamini-Zuma said the three islands appear to have made good progress towards political stability.