Friday, 3/29/13
What?! A bonus town
day? That’s right, Chad and I went in with the boss couple (Warren and Jodi) to
run errands.
Before we headed to
Rurre, Chad, Juan, and I went 4 kilometers in the other direction to measure
wood. I drove of course! We then returned and made our way to the big town.
We ordered more
desks. The carpenter is already building his new house. If you have to lose a
house, it is probably quite handy to be a carpenter yourself. We ordered some
veggies for Missy and Emy and got other supplies for volunteers at FF. We went
to the dock to check on prices for floating our large truck across the river
with building supplies such as wood for the house for Bismark’s family. By this
time, our estamagos were grumbling so we headed to Ron’s brand new restaurant.
The food was
delicious with even better prices. While the internet was down, it should have
free wifi sometime in the near future. This may be our new hang-out spot. Then
the main adventure began.
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| Rurre from across the River |
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| Bismark's current house |
We needed to plan
for Bismark’s house—in person. We crossed the river, walked the path, and
climbed up, up, and up to reach their isolated home. We found all the children
making lunch without their mother around. The kids greeted us warmly and let us
survey the land to make plans for their house. We cannot wait to start the
project. However, the truck can only go so far on the awful road/path, so Chad,
myself, and whoever else we can find will have to haul all 50 pieces of wood
and tools up the cliff to their house. I am already sweating.
We returned, used
some internet time, bought more food supplies, and returned to good ol’ Familia
Happy.
Love you all!
**Keep
adventurizing!...I know I will!**
Are you going to be able to finish the house before you return? What a great cause to be involved in. Keep doing great work Eric. Love you and miss you! Mom
ReplyDeleteWe hope so! Once we get all the materials on site, the actual building process should take no more than 4 days. We hope to complete it in one week. I will leave the school in the afternoons to help since I teach in the mornings, but Chad and Jerry should be there all day.
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