Jeff Buscher with the Monges family outside the house Jewell built for them a couple years ago. We still sponsor Rosita, the girl on the left, she is holding her sister's baby. She is in high school.
Playing soccer with kids in the colonia in San Juan Pueblo
Touring the school in San Juan Pueblo sponsored by Proyecto Alcance, David and Dialis Romero. Our tour guide is Tim McNeely, who teaches English at the school.
4 days of rain...
We found a pothole!
On our first attempt to reach the village we found the rivver too wide and too deep to cross.
Thank goodness we bought boots!
The village is right over there...!
Setting up camp in the school house. The kids loved helping blow up our mattresses.
Mosquito netting helped us rest at night.
On the front porch of the school house we stored cement and I set up my tent.
Home Sweet Home
Bricks for everyone...
Laying out where the latrine's foundation will be, and making sure its square.
Mas blockes...
Putting the bricks in place.
Using the truck to transport more blocks...
Touring the Palm Groves and fields with Maximo.
Safari Tim
Wet fields
The view from the fields...
Maximo
In pretty deep
Checking out the land
Some dry land, Yeah!
The Hike back...
Digging the spot for a foundation.
The detail work...
Getting the bricks just right.
A completed foundation, They will put a row of bricks down the middle after this has dried.
A closer view, they will put another 4 courses of brick on next.
A finished Composting Latrine. Our goal is to help each family have their own.
Turkey anyone?
Digging this foundation they un-earthed quite an aggressive nest of ants. Real fun!
AN in-depth discussion after lunch.
Futbol!
Mas Futbol.
Go Josh Go!
Josh & Matt on the attack.
Teaching and learning new games.
The whole gang in front of our home, the school house!
Abby's first pony ride!
Tim preaching
Maximo preaching
Lori & Jeff with a professor from the University in La Cieba. We are hoping to partner with his agriculture students to assist the village in its crop production.
Pico Bonito National Park
A swinging bridge!
Humor me... I want to take the basket across.
The river below.
We all made it across the river!
Hiking to a large waterfall in the park.
At a smaller waterfall.
Almost there...
The waterfall was huge, the spray soaked us before we could even get close.
The boat ride to Cayos Cachinos.
Hotel Canadien - The white buildings on the coast. This is where we have come to reflect on our time in the village.
Lunch at the Hotel. Enjoying a cool refreshing beverage.
Pronounced "Beembo" it is a Mexican Soccer Team, and a good friend in Honduras gave me this jersey. No jokes please.
On the coast of Cayos Cachinos.
Pelicans gathered as the fisherman cleaned fish nearby.
In front of the Hotel Canadien.
The footbridge to Embarcadero seems to be holding up well despite the fact that it was covered with water the day before (depending on your definition of "well" I suppose!).
Waiting at the airport for our van rental. Jeff made a "reservation" before we left KC, but apparently that got lost in translation!
Old friends just chillin' out.
We packed that thing out!
Navigator Kate assisted Safari Tim throughout the trek. Except on bridges ;)
On the long, wet walk from Esparta to Embarcadero.
