After a long morning, a few long days and a long week, we finally headed to the beach. We arrived at Playa Costa del Sol at around 4:15 pm. We were very ready for some rest and relaxation. The boys had been griping about missing the Badgers game and their complaining paid off, because they got an offer to ride in a car instead of the bus and arrived a lot sooner than the rest of us. Just look at these poor deprived souls. This was the view from the driveway that we pulled into. The beach house is surrounded by coconut trees, and there was a guy climbing to the top and harvesting them for us to eat. This tree is probably fifty feet tall, and he scampered up the side of it with no ropes or safety harnesses of any kind. Here's a close-up, so you can see him in among the fronds. Here's a wide-angle so you can get a better idea for how tall the tree is. You're seeing about half the height of the tree in this photo. There was a pool and a "hot"...
I think I mentioned this before, but we try to accommodate everyone who wants to go out on a water filter delivery run. It equips them to be better able to deliver the message back home during fundraising efforts, and it's also a chance to get out of the clinic area and see a little bit more of the country. Unfortunately, by Thursday, we were in a little bit of trouble with our delivery schedule. Tuesday morning had not gone as planned, so the members of that group hadn't visited anyone's homes. And the group that was supposed to go out on Wednesday morning didn't, because of the chaos (read the previous post!). Ken spoke with Dr. Mike and got his permission to have not just one, but two makeup delivery sessions on Thursday. This was a big deal, because Thursday was our second and last day in Tacachico, and we didn't want to fall even more behind than we already were. Here's the morning group heading out, complete with Dr. Mike! I think everyone alway...
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