Moving along down memory lane from our last mission , we hit day number 5. We made it through the hurricane, which was really a very rainy day, mostly, that caused a ton of flooding and absolutely ruined many tarp/tent "homes". It also caused the mighty Artobinite river- the river that supplies most of the country with what water they do get- to flood beyond belief and spread cholera all about. When offered the chance to fly in a 5 seater up to north-western Haiti, how could we refuse? So we grabbed our smallest backpack and hopped in Doogie's lil prop plane, filled it with supplies, and went to Port-de-Paix.
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Here is the runway in Port-de-Paix....... after we landed our pilot thoughtfully radioed
back to PAP and let them know that "it's muddy but landable". |
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| MTI team #2 ready for action! |
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| Beauty day for flying! |
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| Ted and Alex load supplies |
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| Fly the friendly skies with MAF and MTI |
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| Our pilot was the only one that got a helmet. Hmmpf. |
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Oh yes, it was so fun that Dr Jo even put his novel aside for the ride! |
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| Here is the river of life and destruction as we leave PAP |
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| This is just outside of Port-de-Paix |
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| River water meets the sea |
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| Smooth landing, we gots our cholera sandels on! |
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The pilot and copilot!
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Cholera ward at La Pointe-
we stormed in and hung a million IV bags without understanding the system |
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| Collete is a superstar asskicker of an RN! |
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| TMatt thought maybe this was her new Princess Tourbus, but, no.... |
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| Got an ambulance limo upon arrival to Port de Paix |
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