Day #1

The day started out by getting up at 2:30am to temps in the -10 degree range. One good thing about getting up so early is that you can make it thru security pretty quickly as normal people are still sleeping. Our plane was met with the de-icing guys before we could take off. The ice that accumulated finally melted off once we reached Miami. We got in to Haiti the first thing I noticed was that once the plane came to a stop on the runway it pulled to one side and turned around, right on the runway! We were met with a nice band right in the terminal complete with a drummer, singer and accordion. Getting the bags was chaos. There were people helping to gather the bags and would not let you lift a finger. I tried to do my best to get the bags to the truck but eventually gave in and let them take care of it. One of the funniest things I witnessed was the intersections. We usually pay money to go to the race track to watch figure 8 racing. Here it's just a regular intersection and the bigger the car you have the sooner you go thru. Many we're honking their horn to make their presence known as they were taking their turns. Then you heard the sound of a large truck horn, everyone stopped and I saw a large cement truck fly thru the intersection. The new guest house is fantastic complete with AC I. The rooms. Looking forward to tomorrow! Tony Lambertz - Healing Haiti Team Member