Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Not There Yet!

We are all waiting at Heathrow International Terminal on a 7 hour layover. It is 11:00 and we are all going to head to the pub to watch a soccer match and drink a beer in the hopes that we can sleep on the 7 hour flight to Freetown. We managed to check over 700 pounds of supplies. There are 14 of us. Two dentists, two engineers, three teachers, three doctors, two nurses, one teacher helper(Emma) and Marco, the head of it all! There will be a helicopter waiting for us in Freetown. The airport is out on a peninsula and it is many hours to drive from the airport to Freetown---so the only choices are helicopter(a 7 minute ride), ferry (which is very slow and crowded), or water taxi. We arrive in Freetown tonight at 8:00 (3:00 in Maryland!)
LONG TRIP, but everyone is enjoying each others company!!! The plans are to get up in the morning and head to the school. The medical team will head to the hospital!
Hopefully we will post tomorrow night.
Love to all!!!
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8 comments:

  1. UnknownJune 16, 2010 at 4:06 AM

    Hey hopw you all are doing great and made it there safely! I am not sure if this will get posted not sure I know what I am doing....thinking of you. Jake had his soccer tryouts last night. Hugs!
    stacy

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  2. UnknownJune 16, 2010 at 4:08 AM

    Yeah!!!! I did it after 4 trys!!!! You would be so proud! Okay I have to go get the kids up it is 7:07 - time for school! Can't wait to read your latest blog about what you guys are doing!
    Stacy

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  3. UnknownJune 17, 2010 at 6:17 AM

    I am waiting to hear details(or should I say read details:) Hope you all are doing okay!

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  4. UnknownJune 17, 2010 at 6:40 PM

    I am assuming you are there now! Hope your first day was great. Can't wait for your next post. Hugs to you, Marco and Emma!

    ~Sue

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  5. UnknownJune 17, 2010 at 7:50 PM

    Thanks for the update!! Glad all is well!! R

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  6. UnknownJune 18, 2010 at 9:12 AM

    Hey where are you???? Hope all is well! We leave today to go camping - Marco and Emma hey for us!
    Love and Hugs!
    ~Stacy

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  7. zonemomJune 19, 2010 at 4:40 AM

    I hope all is well! I am hoping that maybe there is just no internet service available where you are. We miss our neighbors!

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  8. UnknownJune 21, 2010 at 5:47 AM

    Assuming all is going great and there are smiles everywhere with more to come :-) Looking forward to the next post. Hugs and Godspeed, Anne

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