Thursday, January 8, 2015

We are here!

 We went from -19 to +35 in 33 hours, with no sleep! We were up at 4:00 AM Wednesday and spent all the time on the road, in airports  or in the air until 1:15 today when we arrived safe and sound to the sounds of welcome, smiles and hugs by all the kids and staff.

Sandra getting a few minutes lay down in Miami airport

First one to come through today was Jim

Here we are Karen

We are in Haiti airport once again

It truly is a treat to be here.  Not much being accomplished today, we did unpack all our treasures and sorted them...sort of...and promise to be much more productive tomorrow.

We made a stop to purchase fruit - melons, pineapples and lots of mangos.  Three happy amigos in the van

Dieunel and Sandra

Dickie with Ti Dickie  (name changed from Ti Sandra to Ti Dickie)

Anne & Karena with Jim

We are in a zombie like state and the only  rush will be to get to the shower and into bed.  We are sleeping on the top roof tonight and I hope we need to pull a sheet over us at some point.  It is cloudy now so maybe no stars, it would be a waste anyway, because who would see them?

Goodnight, sleep well under your duvets as we crawl into our mosquito tents with no cover... but with a hope of wanting one before daybreak!
Sandra

5 comments:

Keith said...

-19C? Where did you find such balmy weather.....not in Montreal. I'm glad you all arrived safely and I am sure you had a warm welcome. Don't let the bossy lady push you too hard the first couple of days. But do feel free to start my to-do list as well!
See you soon.

Blair said...

Glad to hear you're there safe. Looking forward to more pics and stories. When is mom going looking for rats?
Blair

Unknown said...

So glad you got there safe. See you brought the poor homeless woman you found at the Miami airport.

Unknown said...

Glad you arrived safely. Hope you got some rest. Snowed all day here yesterday...very pretty but much colder here I'm sure than there. Love to all.

Mike & Paula said...

Glad your there and blair dont worry cause they will find her , snow here we are stuck in moncton