They then left by train to Florence , South Carolina at midnight, the same day. They arrived at Florence, SC. A few days later on the 24th May , at Prague, Oklahoma , Baba's car was involved in an serious accident with another motor vehicle. Meher Baba and some of the women in his car suffered serious injuries. Following his treatment at the local hospital, he was transported along with the group back to Myrtle Beach to recover and seek expert treatment from nearby medical institutions.
During this period he and the female mandali stayed at Elizabeth Patterson 's home - Youpon Dunes , staying for 5 weeks. Baba and his entourage of 15 drove to Florence, SC. They stayed a week, before flying to Zurich , Switzerland on the 6th August. Their destination was to Locarno near the Italian border , where Hedi Mertens lived. Here Baba was to continue his recuperation and his medical treatment. The women mandali explored the majestic surroundings nearby with Baba occasionally as well, until the 21st August , when they all then motored to Geneva , Switzerland and then taken a flight to Paris where they changed planes to an international flight to Karachi , Pakistan via Beirut, Lebanon and then onto Bombay , India.
The return flight destinations are covered in the latter part of the " Overseas visits " web page. Click on the under-scored name to visit that page and scroll down to the appropriate section.
Meher Baba made a statement about coming to Switzerland this time. Then the " Fiery Free Life " would begin. Click on the "button" below to see images of Zurich.
Meher Baba had come to Locarno once before on a day trip on the 29th April He and his companions were staying in Lugano at that time for 10 days. Goher were to live in the next door premises with Baba. The 2nd car , a Packard carried the rest of the women including Dr. Only one of these vehicles was at Baba's disposal for the rest of his time in Switzerland , except on the last day when they used both cars again, to transport them all to Geneva to catch flights to India and elsewhere.
