Thursday, June 14, 2012

Jan 14 2012


IT'S BEEN FUN HERE FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
YESTERDAY SOMEONE SET A FIRE THAT SPREAD LIKE A RANGE FIRE  SOUTH OF US, IT SPREAD TO ABOUT A MILE WIDE  FIRE LINE.  IT STOP AT THE HIGHWAY.  IT MOVED TOWARD US AND CAME WITHIN 200 YARDS OF OUR PROPERTY, VERY FORUNATE THE WIND WAS BLOWING TOWARD THE SEA.
TODAY LINDA AND I RAN INTO PAP TO GET SOME PLUMBING PARTS.  WE WERE JUST HEADING OUT WHEN WE RECIEVED A PHONE CALL FROM OUR NEW COUPLE.  THEY WERE BROKE DOWN WAY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF PAP.  WE SAID WE WOULD COME AND HELP THEM.  THEY GAVE US INFO ON WERE THEY WERE,BUT WE COULD NOT FIND THEM SO WE LOST A GOOD HOUR FINDING THEM. WE COULDN'T  GET THE PICKUP TO START, SO WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO TOW IT HOME.  ALL WE COULD GET TO TOW IT HOME WITH WAS A HEAVY PIECE OF TIE WIRE USED FOR CONCRETE FORMS.  WE PULLED IT FOR 15 MILES IN SOME OF THE WORST PARTS OF PAP, HUGE PTL WE CAME HOME AFTER DARK WITH THE PICKUP IN TOW.
SO MUCH FOR ANOTHER DAY HERE IN HAITI,
GLEN & LINDA

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